#1Famous people · Riverdale
Athletes stand out among the 10 famous people born in Riverdale
Articles in 12 languages make the American politician Barry Loudermilk the best known. Chris Hanson is second and Cordy Glenn third. 8 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 87 years of births, the list goes from Cecil Travis (1913) to Chris Rodriguez Jr. (2000).
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Barry Loudermilk
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Cecil Travis
Youngest
2000
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Riverdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Riverdale’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Riverdale is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Riverdale
Barry Loudermilk leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Chris Hanson (6) and Cordy Glenn (5).
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Everyone else born in Riverdale
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverdale 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 (7)
- Barry Loudermilk: United States House of Representatives Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Hanson: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cordy Glenn: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Gaines: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Travis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Rodriguez Jr.: 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lewis-Harris: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons