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Charles Albert Tindley
1851–1933American Methodist minister and gospel music composer
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Famous people · Berlin
Berlin counts 8 famous people, first among them Charles Albert Tindley
With articles in 10 languages, Charles Albert Tindley is the most widely known. George Washington Covington (1838) and Oliver Purnell (1953) mark the two ends of the list. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 15.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 36 of the 192 towns in Maryland with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles Albert Tindley
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
George Washington Covington
Youngest
1953
Oliver Purnell
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Berlin
First, Charles Albert Tindley (10 languages), then Charles Heber Clark (6) and George Washington Covington (5).
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Politics & Law
George Washington Covington
1838–1911American politician
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Through the years
When Berlin’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1860s, at 2.
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Known for
What Berlin is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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The other 5 span the years 1861 to 1953.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin 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 (4)
- Charles Albert Tindley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Heber Clark: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Irving Handy: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Purnell: Lauren Nelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons