#1Famous people · Frederick
Frederick leads Maryland with 55 famous people
Articles in 23 languages make the American actor Shawn Hatosy the best known. Second place goes to the American jazz trumpet player and composer Lester Bowie, third to Don L. Anderson. The largest group, 17, was born between 1920 and 1969. With 5 scientists and doctors, the list holds 1.5 times the share found across U.S. towns.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
Shawn Hatosy
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1759
Roger Nelson
Youngest
2003
Isaiah Foster
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Frederick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Frederick is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 1.5 times.
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 Frederick
By how many languages cover them, Shawn Hatosy comes first (23), then Lester Bowie (21) and Don L. Anderson (15).
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#2Sports
Lester Bowie
1941–1999American jazz trumpet player and composer
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#3Through the years
When Frederick’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 7 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Frederick
The rest number 52, with 15 leaders among them.
John Nelson
1791–1860Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Shadrach Bond
1773–1832American politician: 1st Governor of Illinois; Illinois Territory congressman
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
James R. Rice
born 1940American scientist in engineering of solid mechanics
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Aime M. Awl
1887–1973Scientific illustrator for the National Museum of Natural History
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Frederick home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Frederick, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frederick 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 (13)
- Shawn Hatosy: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Bowie: Barbara Mürdter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Anderson: Bill Youngblood/California Institute of Technology, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nelson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire McCardell: Time Inc., illustration by Boris Chaliapin. Time failed to renew the copyrights of many early issues; see wikisource:Time (magazine)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mathias: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shadrach Bond: various authors for the various articles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwell Stephen Otis: Kurz & Allison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Schley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winfield Scott Schley: Alden March, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Goldsborough Mayor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence J. Hogan: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives; restored by Coffeeandcrumbs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons