#1Famous people · Williamstown
2 famous people call Williamstown their birthplace
Arthur Byron Coble, the American mathematician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The only other name is the American football player Gary Collins. From Arthur Byron Coble in 1878 to Gary Collins in 1940, the births cover 62 years. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
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2
notable people
Best known
Arthur Byron Coble
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Arthur Byron Coble
Youngest
1940
Gary Collins
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Williamstown
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williamstown 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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- Arthur Byron Coble: no conegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons