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Famous people · Greenbelt
8 famous people from Greenbelt, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Afia Charles, the antiguan sprint athlete, with articles in 12 languages. Delonte Holland and Derrick Harvey follow. More than half were born since 1970, 7 in all. Born in 1964, Russell Hairston is the first name on record, and Isaiah Prince, born in 1997, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Afia Charles
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1964
Russell Hairston
Youngest
1997
Isaiah Prince
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Greenbelt’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Greenbelt’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Greenbelt is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.5 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 Greenbelt
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Greenbelt
5 more, from 1964 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Greenbelt home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Greenbelt, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is College Park, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenbelt 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 (6)
- Delonte Holland: The original uploader was Caulfield at Italian Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Harvey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Prince: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Edward Kimmel from Takoma Park, MD, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelly Peiken: Shelly Peiken, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Werber: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons