Famous people · Hampton
Born near Hampton: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Bosley Crowther, born in Lutherville, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hampton. Of the bordering towns, Towson has the longest list: 23, with Kimmie Meissner at the top.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hampton
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampton 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 (8)
- Michael Phelps: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rawls: Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Photograph taken by Alec Rawls, John's son. The portrait was uncredited on the original dust jacket, but Alec is identified as its photographer on the copyright page of the 1994 German-lang…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clancy: Gary Wayne Gilbert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Ruth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimmie Meissner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bosley Crowther: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luigi Mangione: Surveillance camera in a subway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angel Reese: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons