Famous people · Landover Hills
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Landover Hills
The nearest, Len Bias, was born in Landover, 1 mi away. Frances Tiafoe is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Landover Hills as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Maryland is Frederick’s, with 55 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Frances Tiafoe
Best known
Frances Tiafoe
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Landover Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Landover Hills
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard R. Arnold
born 1963American educator and astronaut
William Wirt
1772–1834American author and statesman and United States Attorney General
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Landover leads the towns around it, with 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Landover Hills 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 (14)
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Arnold: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt: Henry Inman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Bias: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ferry: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney McGruder: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chinanu Onuaku: FCBQ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lio Rush: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Trone: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Awotunde: DSparrow14, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kratovil: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arinze Onuaku: Botend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Flynn: DickClarkMises, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons