Famous people · Cottage City
Born near Cottage City: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Frances Tiafoe, from Hyattsville, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Al Gore, with articles in 135 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Cottage City yet. Of the towns next door, Hyattsville lists the most: 14, with Frances Tiafoe first.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Al Gore
Best known
Al Gore
in 135 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cottage City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cottage City
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Al Gore
born 1948Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hyattsville leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottage City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Al Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Jackson: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Doudna: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Moreau, Jr.: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons