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Science & Medicine
Elva Lawton
1896–1993American botanist and bryologist
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Famous people · West Middletown
West Middletown is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 9 languages make the American botanist and bryologist Elva Lawton the best known. Frank Boyd is second and Obadiah B. McFadden third. From Obadiah B. McFadden to Elva Lawton, the births on the list run from 1814 to 1896. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Elva Lawton
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Obadiah B. McFadden
Youngest
1896
Elva Lawton
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in West Middletown
Elva Lawton has articles in 9 languages, Frank Boyd in 3 and Obadiah B. McFadden in 3.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Middletown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
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- Obadiah B. McFadden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons