#1Famous people · Hyattsville
14 famous people from Hyattsville, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Frances Tiafoe, the American tennis player, with articles in 31 languages. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 198 towns in Maryland with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Frances Tiafoe
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
H. Vinton Plummer
Youngest
1999
Anthony McFarland Jr.
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Hyattsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hyattsville’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hyattsville is known for
Hyattsville has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
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 Hyattsville
The three are covered in 31, 16 and 8 languages: Frances Tiafoe, Danny Ferry and Harold Fox.
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Everyone else born in Hyattsville
A further 11 follow, born between 1876 and 1999.
Constance Philpitt Warner
1897–1992Photographer for the Smithsonian Zoological Park
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A chosen home
Also called Hyattsville home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by Betty Gabriel.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Riverdale Park’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hyattsville 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 (11)
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ferry: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Johnson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony McFarland Jr.: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick: United States Department of State, photographer not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Gabriel: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Driskell: Billlayton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Moreau, Jr.: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Job Tate: Job Tate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beethaeven Scottland: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons