#1Famous people · Youngsville
3 famous people call Youngsville their birthplace
Most widely known is Guy Hecker, the American pitcher in Major League baseball, with articles in 8 languages. William Henry Andrews, the American politician from Pennsylvania, comes second, with Walter Sheffer third. The list runs from William Henry Andrews, born in 1846, to Walter Sheffer, born in 1918. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 996 towns.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Guy Hecker
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
William Henry Andrews
Youngest
1918
Walter Sheffer
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Youngsville
Languages with an article: 8 for Guy Hecker, 6 for William Henry Andrews, 2 for Walter Sheffer.
#1#2Politics & Law
William Henry Andrews
1846–1919American politician from Pennsylvania
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Youngsville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Youngsville 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 (3)
- Guy Hecker: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Andrews: John L. Cowan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Sheffer: Authors: J. Shimon & J. Lindemann, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons