#1Famous people · Cumberland
Most of the 46 famous people born in Cumberland came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American actor Eddie Deezen, with articles in 37 languages. Second place goes to the American professional wrestler Drew Hankinson, third to Jesse Carleton. Over 178 years of births, the list goes from Thomas Johns Perry (1807) to Aaron Laffey (1985). Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 24.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Eddie Deezen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Thomas Johns Perry
Youngest
1985
Aaron Laffey
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Cumberland’s famous people
The best known
Born in Cumberland
Ranked by languages covered: Eddie Deezen with 37, then Drew Hankinson with 29 and Jesse Carleton with 14.
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When Cumberland’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 8 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Cumberland is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Cumberland
Another 43, the earliest born in 1807.
Robert B. Lawton
born 1947American Jesuit, President of Loyola Marymount University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumberland 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 (16)
- Eddie Deezen: HerbertMMarx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Hankinson: TheHellraiser, original Mshake., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. O. C. Ord: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Wellington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall Jr.: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Mallory: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Perdew: Clintondelic, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lynn: film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Laffey: james_in_to on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Williams: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Price: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas C. Wallace: Amacastro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry G. Worthington: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Alexander Pearre: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McMahon McKaig: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons