Famous people · Girdletree
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Girdletree
Hugh Latimer Dryden is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Closest of all is Ephraim King Wilson II, from Snow Hill, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Girdletree. In all of Maryland, the famous people on record come from 205 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Hugh Latimer Dryden
Best known
Hugh Latimer Dryden
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Girdletree’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Girdletree
Nobody born in Girdletree is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant
Charles Albert Tindley
1851–1933American Methodist minister and gospel music composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Girdletree and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ephraim King Wilson II: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Albert Tindley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel O. Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Johnson: 1924_Negro_League_World_Series.jpg: J.E. Mille[r], K.C. derivative work: Delaywaves talk • contribs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons