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Famous people · Essex
4 famous people call Essex their birthplace
Most widely known is Dennis F. Rasmussen, the American politician, with articles in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Ric Metzgar and Robin Grammer. Dennis F. Rasmussen, born in 1947, is the earliest name and Robin Grammer, born in 1980, the latest. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Dennis F. Rasmussen
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Dennis F. Rasmussen
Youngest
1980
Robin Grammer
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Essex
Dennis F. Rasmussen leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Ric Metzgar (3) and Robin Grammer (3).
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#3Through the years
When Essex’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Essex
1 more, best known first.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Dundalk, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Essex 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)
- Ric Metzgar: MDGovpics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Grammer: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael H. Weir, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons