#1Business
Johns Hopkins
1795–1873American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist
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Famous people · Gambrills
4 famous people come from Gambrills, Johns Hopkins the best known
Best known of all is Johns Hopkins, written about in 32 languages. Second and third on the list are Franklin Adreon and Denny Neagle. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Johns Hopkins, born in 1795, the newest to Sam Walther, born in 1996.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Johns Hopkins
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
Johns Hopkins
Youngest
1996
Sam Walther
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Gambrills
Johns Hopkins, Franklin Adreon and Denny Neagle are written about in 32, 14 and 5 languages.
#1FA#2
Film, TV & Stage
Franklin Adreon
1902–1979Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
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#3Through the years
When Gambrills’s famous people were born
The 1790s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gambrills is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gambrills
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Severn lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gambrills 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 (4)
- Johns Hopkins: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Neagle: P & L Promotions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Walther: Puffycoombes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Braxton: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons