#1Famous people · College Park
Of the 23 famous people born in College Park, an unusual share are musicians
The best known is the American rapper 2 Chainz, with articles in 41 languages. Monica is second and Josh Smith third. Most were born since 1970: 17 of them. Births span 1923 to 1997, from Frank Ziegler to Nigel Warrior.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
2 Chainz
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Frank Ziegler
Youngest
1997
Nigel Warrior
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about College Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What College Park is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 4 times the usual share.
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 College Park’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 7 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFaithScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in College Park
2 Chainz has articles in 41 languages, Monica in 34 and Josh Smith in 30.
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Everyone else born in College Park
20 more, best known first.
Bill Curry
born 1942American college football player, professional football player, college football coach
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A chosen home
Also called College Park home
One more notable person made the town home: Rich the Kid.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
East Point leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is College Park 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 (12)
- 2 Chainz: demxx, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monica: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Smith: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gani Lawal: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- OG Maco: Asapccampana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Thompson: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Creflo Dollar: CDM Social Media, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Curry: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ziegler: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Holyfield: Tammy Anthony Baker, Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Warrior: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Singleton: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons