#1Famous people · West Pittston
Marion Lorne tops a list of 3 famous people born in West Pittston
Most widely known is Marion Lorne, the American actress, with articles in 21 languages. Mary Ann Love, the American politician, comes second, with Bob Repass third. Next door, Exeter lists 2, led by Davis Dimock, Jr.. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 6.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Marion Lorne
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Marion Lorne
Youngest
1940
Mary Ann Love
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in West Pittston
The three are covered in 21, 3 and 2 languages: Marion Lorne, Mary Ann Love and Bob Repass.
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Nearby, Exeter has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Pittston 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Marion Lorne: NBC Television via the Bureau of Industrial Standards. It was not unusual for networks, studios or program sponsors to use either ad or publicity agencies to distribute publicity material. The "Bureau" was widely used by those in the industry and wa…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Love: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons