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Famous people · Chevy Chase
16 famous people come from Chevy Chase, Hilary Rhoda the best known
Hilary Rhoda, the American model, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are Gayle King and Collin Martin. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Hilary Rhoda
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Bobby Stevens
Youngest
2002
Phoebe Bacon
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Chevy Chase’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chevy Chase’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chevy Chase
Two of the three are performers.
GK#2
Film, TV & Stage
Gayle King
born 1954American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News
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#3Known for
What Chevy Chase is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chevy Chase
The other 13 span the years 1907 to 2002.
Tom Scott
born 1966American entrepreneur best known as the CEO and co-founder of Nantucket Nectars
BusinessWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Chevy Chase home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 11 in all, led by David Binder.
Chris Matthews
born 1945American political commentator, former talk show host, and author
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Bethesda has the most people on record, 52 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chevy Chase 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 (17)
- Collin Martin: Runningboards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Bacon: Wisconsin Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Bowman: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Harris: Josh Harris, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Warner: UNC - CFC - USFK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Serwer: Fortune Live Media, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Rubin: Dotan Doron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Skottowe Northrop: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mitchell: NBC White Paper & United States Office of Economic Opportunity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Binder: sanja10021, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Beyer: Edward Kimmel from Takoma Park, MD, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles O'Brien: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Shriver: Sławek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ana Sol Gutierrez: 1msulax (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Shields: PBS NewsHour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Schiff: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons