Famous people · Edmonston
Born near Edmonston: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Frances Tiafoe, from Hyattsville, 1 mi away. Frances Tiafoe leads the 14 names listed next door in Hyattsville. Not one famous person on record comes from Edmonston yet. 192 towns across Maryland can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Frances Tiafoe
Best known
Frances Tiafoe
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Edmonston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Edmonston
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Wirt
1772–1834American author and statesman and United States Attorney General
Richard R. Arnold
born 1963American educator and astronaut
Sara McMann
born 1980American olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist
Wes Moore
born 1978American politician, investment banker, author and television producer
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Around it, Hyattsville has the most people on record, 14 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edmonston 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 (7)
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Arnold: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Francis: V. Manninen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara McMann: Photographer:Huckfinne Retoucher:Jdcollins13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Moore: Maryland State Government, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Bias: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons