#1Famous people · Landover
7 famous people were born in Landover, more of them athletes than in most towns
Len Bias, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 2.9 for every 10,000 residents. Only 42 of the 196 towns in Maryland with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Len Bias
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1963
Len Bias
Youngest
1996
John Hightower
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Landover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Landover’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Landover is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
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 Landover
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Landover
4 more names, born between 1975 and 1996.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Cheverly: 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Landover 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 (8)
- Len Bias: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney McGruder: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Waller: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kev Brown: Hollandassiz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grenique: Tiff Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hightower: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Arnold: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhamat Alhassan: Lega Pallavolo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons