#1Famous people · Catonsville
The 15 famous people born in Catonsville, led by Wes Unseld Jr.
The best known is the American basketball coach Wes Unseld Jr., with articles in 12 languages. Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal, the abstract painter, comes second, with Jalen Robinson third. Born in 1852, Robert Jenkins Onderdonk is the first name on record, and Jalen Robinson, born in 1994, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.5, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Wes Unseld Jr.
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk
Youngest
1994
Jalen Robinson
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Catonsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Catonsville’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Catonsville
Wes Unseld Jr. has articles in 12 languages, Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal in 7 and Jalen Robinson in 6.
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What Catonsville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Catonsville
12 more, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Catonsville home
One more notable person made the town home: Gus Russo.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Baltimore, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Catonsville 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 (10)
- Wes Unseld Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Robinson: fuseboxradio, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic Arnold Kummer: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Ball, III: Timothy.h.lim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Maisel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen L. Haas: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Young: Pyoung0311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Arikan: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Riggs Jr.: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ehrlich: United States Department of Heath and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons