#1Famous people · Wilkinsburg
Writers and artists stand out among the 25 famous people born in Wilkinsburg
Articles in 15 languages make the American choreographer Paul Taylor the best known. Virgil is second and Bunny Yeager third. The largest group, 16, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Dunning R. McNair to Kenny Robinson, the births on the list run from 1797 to 1999.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Paul Taylor
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Dunning R. McNair
Youngest
1999
Kenny Robinson
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Wilkinsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wilkinsburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 4.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wilkinsburg
Languages with an article: 15 for Paul Taylor, 14 for Virgil, 12 for Bunny Yeager.
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#3Through the years
When Wilkinsburg’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & MedicineMilitaryNotableFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilkinsburg
Of the other 22, 7 are athletes.
Meldrim Thomson, Jr.
1912–2001American legal publisher and conservative politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Pittsburgh counts 23 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilkinsburg 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 (10)
- Paul Taylor: The original uploader was Noirish at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunny Yeager: Guillermo Ramos Flamerich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Groat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill McKechnie: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meldrim Thomson, Jr.: New Hampshire. Dept. of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Warhol: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Karl: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Webb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Naval_Personnel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons