#1Science & Medicine
Richard R. Arnold
born 1963American educator and astronaut
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Famous people · Cheverly
21 famous people were born in Cheverly, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American educator and astronaut Richard R. Arnold, covered in 27 languages. Barry Christopher Knestout is second and David Trone third. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. 9 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Richard R. Arnold
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1949
Charlie Black
Youngest
1997
Miles Brown
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cheverly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cheverly’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cheverly is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.
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 Cheverly
First, Richard R. Arnold (27 languages), then Barry Christopher Knestout (12) and David Trone (12).
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Everyone else born in Cheverly
18 more, best known first.
Kevin Mattson
born 1966American historian, distinguished professor at Ohio University
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A chosen home
Also called Cheverly home
One more notable person made the town home: Rushern Baker.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheverly 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 (9)
- Richard R. Arnold: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Trone: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Bradstreet: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobi Adewole: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Taylor: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bale: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rushern Baker: Rrenner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Bias: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons