#1Famous people · Womelsdorf
Womelsdorf’s famous people span 149 years: 5 births from 1802 to 1951
Most widely known is George Nicholas Eckert, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Kenneth Riegel is second and James Slough Zerbe third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,004 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
George Nicholas Eckert
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
George Nicholas Eckert
Youngest
1951
Jay Hoffman
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Womelsdorf’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Womelsdorf’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1800s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Womelsdorf
George Nicholas Eckert has articles in 5 languages, Kenneth Riegel in 4 and James Slough Zerbe in 3.
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Known for
What Womelsdorf is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Womelsdorf 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 (1)
- George Nicholas Eckert: United States Mint, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons