#1Famous people · Beltsville
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Beltsville
Matthew Centrowitz, the American athletics competitor, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Second and third on the list are Cameron Wake and Margaret Grubb. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 3.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Matthew Centrowitz
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Johnny Beall
Youngest
1997
Lucien Price
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Beltsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Beltsville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Beltsville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 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 Beltsville
Ranked by languages covered: Matthew Centrowitz with 25, then Cameron Wake with 8 and Margaret Grubb with 5.
#1
#2Sports
Cameron Wake
born 1982American football defensive lineman, linebacker
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Beltsville
Of the other 3, 3 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Beltsville home
Born elsewhere, Lekh Raj Batra lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, College Park lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beltsville 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 (2)
- Matthew Centrowitz: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Wake: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons