No famous person yet from Chester
Laney Jones is the one name listed next door in Stevensville. 193 of the towns in Maryland list at least one person. No town in Maryland lists more than Frederick, with 55. After Frederick, the next longest list in Maryland is Bethesda’s, with 52.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Chester), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Chester has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Chester
The most names next door are in Stevensville: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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 (1)
- Laney Jones: MattTonner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons