#1Famous people · Glenarden
Of the 6 famous people born in Glenarden, an unusual share are athletes
Rhamat Alhassan, the American volleyball player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Ja'Whaun Bentley and Alex Hall. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. From Dereck Whittenburg in 1960 to DJ Turner in 1997, the births cover 37 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Rhamat Alhassan
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1960
Dereck Whittenburg
Youngest
1997
DJ Turner
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Glenarden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Glenarden’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Glenarden
All three are athletes.
#1
#2AH#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Glenarden
Another 3, the earliest born in 1960.
No one matches both filters.
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The longest list nearby is Landover’s, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenarden 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)
- Rhamat Alhassan: Lega Pallavolo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ja'Whaun Bentley: CLNS Media, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dereck Whittenburg: Duke Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Bias: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons