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Famous people · Kensington

Kensington counts 5 famous people, first among them Jeff Zients

Jeff Zients is the best known, with articles in 19 languages. The American entrepreneur and philanthropist Kevin Plank ranks second, ahead of Ethan White. 2 of them were born since 1970. Over 83 years of births, the list goes from Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (1908) to Ethan White (1991).

#1 best knownJeff ZientsBusiness · born 1966
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jeff Zients
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Youngest
1991
Ethan White
Most common field
Business
2 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents

What stands out about Kensington’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Kensington’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.Philip TerzianKevin PlankJeff Zients
BusinessSportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Kensington

Jeff Zients leads with articles in 19 languages, ahead of Kevin Plank (9) and Ethan White (8).

Jeff Zients#1
Business

Jeff Zients

born 1966

American businessman and politician (born 1966), 31th White House Chief of Staff

19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Kevin Plank#2
Business

Kevin Plank

born 1972

American entrepreneur and philanthropist

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EW#3
Sports

Ethan White

born 1991

American soccer player

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Kensington is known for

The largest field is Business, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Kensington

2 more, best known first.

Philip Terzian

Philip Terzian

born 1950

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.

Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.

1908–1982

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Kensington home

3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Matthew Lesko the best known.

Matthew Lesko

Matthew Lesko

born 1943

American television personality

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Richard Madaleno

Richard Madaleno

born 1965

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Mark Thompson

1953–2002

American reporter, born 1953

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kensington 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.

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