BS#1
Sports
Brad Schumacher
born 1974American swimmer and water polo player
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Famous people · Bowie
Of the 8 famous people born in Bowie, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American swimmer and water polo player Brad Schumacher, with articles in 13 languages. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. Marianne Curan (1961) and Khoi Young (2002) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.4, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Brad Schumacher
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Marianne Curan
Youngest
2002
Khoi Young
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bowie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bowie’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bowie is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.8 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 Bowie
All three are athletes.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bowie
A further 5 follow, born between 1961 and 2002.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Bowie home
One more notable person made the town home: Eva Cassidy.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Glenn Dale leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowie 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 (6)
- Chris Wright: Sjur Rasmus Rockwell Djupedal from Leikanger, Norway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerai Grant: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Cowan Jr.: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Bowser: Bedside, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaila Charles: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Bell: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons