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Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Forestville
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Forestville
Robert Lowery, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Behind the leader come LaMont Jordan and Kevin Dorsey. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period. From LaMont Jordan to Brandon Peel, the births on the list run from 1978 to 1994.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Robert Lowery
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1978
LaMont Jordan
Youngest
1994
Brandon Peel
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Forestville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Forestville’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Forestville
All three are athletes.
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KD#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Forestville
A further 3 follow, born between 1985 and 1994.
No one matches both filters.
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Around it, Camp Springs has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forestville 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)
- NaVorro Bowman: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Alsobrooks: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons