#1Writing & Arts
William Wirt
1772–1834American author and statesman and United States Attorney General
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Famous people · Bladensburg
4 famous people come from Bladensburg, William Wirt the best known
Best known of all is William Wirt, written about in 21 languages. John T. Flynn and Micah Taul follow. From William Wirt to Caleb Bailey, the births on the list run from 1772 to 1898. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Wirt
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1772
William Wirt
Youngest
1898
Caleb Bailey
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Bladensburg
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1#2#3Through the years
When Bladensburg’s famous people were born
The 1770s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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Share of Bladensburg’s famous people in each field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bladensburg 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 (5)
- William Wirt: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Flynn: DickClarkMises, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Taul: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Bailey: Sgt. Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Arnold: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons