#1Famous people · Fort Washington
Athletes stand out among the 14 famous people born in Fort Washington
At the top of the list is the American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, covered in 48 languages. Close behind are Tim Miller and Jarrett Jack. Since 1970, 10 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 5.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Jeff Kinney
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Charles H. Mason
Youngest
1990
Lamaar Thomas
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Fort Washington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fort Washington’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fort Washington is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fort Washington
Jeff Kinney has articles in 48 languages, Tim Miller in 28 and Jarrett Jack in 24.
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Everyone else born in Fort Washington
A further 11 follow, born between 1830 and 1990.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Clinton’s, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Washington 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 (11)
- Jeff Kinney: Politics and Prose Bookstore, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Miller: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrett Jack: David_Lee_Andrea_Bargnani.jpg: Matthew Addie derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mechelle Lewis: U.S. Embassy Guyana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Haden: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Hart: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Westbrook: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Lawson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Darby: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markel Starks: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons