Famous people · Adamstown
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Adamstown
The best known of them is Shawn Hatosy, with articles in 23 languages. Closest of all is Jackson Eskay, from Urbana, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Adamstown is on record yet. In Maryland, 195 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Shawn Hatosy
Best known
Shawn Hatosy
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Adamstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Adamstown
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nield Gordon
1930–2022College basketball player (1951–1953) Furman and coach
John Nelson
1791–1860Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845
William Plummer Benton
1828–1867American lawyer and military officer
Seth L. Weld
1879–1958Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adamstown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Shawn Hatosy: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Bowie: Barbara Mürdter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Anderson: Bill Youngblood/California Institute of Technology, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nelson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Keller: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Plummer Benton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons