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Photo: Blacktupelo · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · College Park
College Park is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Jason Wolfe, the American ice hockey goaltender, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Maxine Baker and Michael Ricketts. Of the bordering towns, Greenbelt has the longest list: 8, with Afia Charles at the top. Born in 1898, Maxine Baker is the first name on record, and Jason Wolfe, born in 1977, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jason Wolfe
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Maxine Baker
Youngest
1977
Jason Wolfe
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about College Park’s famous people
The best known
Born in College Park
The three are covered in 3, 2 and 2 languages: Jason Wolfe, Maxine Baker and Michael Ricketts.
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Known for
What College Park is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called College Park home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in College Park, though born elsewhere.
Katherine Anne Porter
1890–1980American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Greenbelt counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is College Park 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 (5)
- Katherine Anne Porter: Hulton Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ming C. Lin: SebastosOctavian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Centrowitz: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Werber: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons