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Famous people · Windber

10 famous people from Windber, many of them athletes

Most widely known is Ashley Miller, the American screenwriter and producer, with articles in 8 languages. Frank Kostro and Gerald Snyder follow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 6 in all. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.

#1 best knownAshley MillerFilm, TV & Stage · born 1971
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Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Ashley Miller
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Gerald Snyder
Youngest
2006
Bo Bassett
Most common field
Sports
9 people

What stands out about Windber’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Windber is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.5 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Windber’s famous people were born

The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Bo BassettGene HeeterAshley Miller
SportsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Windber

Athletes take two of the three places.

Ashley Miller#1
Film, TV & Stage

Ashley Miller

born 1971

American screenwriter and producer

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FK#2
Sports

Frank Kostro

born 1937

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GS#3
Sports

Gerald Snyder

1905–1983

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Windber

7 more, best known first.

DG

Dave Geisel

born 1955

American baseball player

FK

Frank Kush

1929–2017

American football player and coach

CL

Cody Law

born 1995

American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former collegiate wrestler

JJ

Joe Jones

born 1962

American football tight end born 1962

TG

Tom Grebis

1930–2005

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windber 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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