#1Famous people · Middletown
Athletes stand out among the 11 famous people born in Middletown
Silas Simmons, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Harris B. McDowell, Jr. and John P. Cochran. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970. The earliest on the list is John P. Cochran, born in 1809, and the youngest Kalil ElMedkhar, born in 1999.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Silas Simmons
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
John P. Cochran
Youngest
1999
Kalil ElMedkhar
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Middletown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Middletown is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
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 Middletown’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Middletown
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Middletown
Still to come: 8 more, from 1878 to 1999.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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 (5)
- Silas Simmons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris B. McDowell, Jr.: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myles Cale: Thomas S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon deValinger, Jr.: National Archives and Records Administration, identifier #23854747 (local identifier #64-NA-3125), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons