#1Famous people · Damascus
3 famous people were born in Damascus
The best known is the American journalist and TV host Brian Stelter, with articles in 7 languages. The American football player Bryan Bresee ranks second, ahead of Joel Ross. Births span 1985 to 2001, from Brian Stelter to Bryan Bresee. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 1.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Brian Stelter
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1985
Brian Stelter
Youngest
2001
Bryan Bresee
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Damascus
Brian Stelter, Bryan Bresee and Joel Ross are written about in 7, 6 and 1 languages.
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What Damascus is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Damascus 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 (2)
- Brian Stelter: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Bresee: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons