#1Famous people · Denton
Denton’s famous people span 170 years: 5 births from 1813 to 1983
Most widely known is Anna Murray-Douglass, the American abolitionist, with articles in 7 languages. Sherman W. Tribbitt and Russ Snowberger follow. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.1, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there. The list’s best known name, Anna Murray-Douglass, dates from 1813.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Anna Murray-Douglass
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Anna Murray-Douglass
Youngest
1983
Charles Huff
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Denton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Denton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Denton
Languages with an article: 7 for Anna Murray-Douglass, 6 for Sherman W. Tribbitt, 4 for Russ Snowberger.
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What Denton is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Everyone else born in Denton
2 more, from 1982 to 1983.
Bodine Boling
born 1982American actress, film editor, film producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Denton 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 (3)
- Anna Murray-Douglass: Photograph first published in Rosetta Douglass Sprague, "My Mother As I Recall Her", 1900, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman W. Tribbitt: Photographer not identified in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Snowberger: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons