#1Famous people · Elkton
25 famous people from Elkton, many of them leaders
Bernard Purdie leads the list, covered in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are James Black Groome and Julian C. Smith. 12 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Over 226 years of births, the list goes from Elias Glenn (1769) to Niles Scott (1995).
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Bernard Purdie
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
Elias Glenn
Youngest
1995
Niles Scott
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people
What stands out about Elkton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Elkton is known for
Elkton has 2.3× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Elkton’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elkton
Bernard Purdie leads with articles in 13 languages, ahead of James Black Groome (12) and Julian C. Smith (8).
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Everyone else born in Elkton
22 more names, born between 1769 and 1995.
John D. Bailey
born 1965American politician, Republican member of the Maryland Senate
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L. D. Ricketts
1859–1940American economic geologist, mining engineer and banker
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Michael Rudolph
1793–1795Acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army in 1793.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkton 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 (12)
- Bernard Purdie: The Big Joe Henry Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Black Groome: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hart Benton Holton: Mrs. Frank Leslie (New York, NY), editor and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram McCullough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Sample: Collections of the Northern Indiana Historical Society (South Bend, Indiana)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Jones: theogeo on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glenn: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Woolman: JJ Brannon, CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Groome: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Bailey: MDGovpics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. D. Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons