#1Film, TV & Stage
Alfred Gough
born 1967American screenwriter and producer
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Famous people · Leonardtown
13 famous people were born in Leonardtown, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Alfred Gough, the American screenwriter and producer, with articles in 19 languages. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 27 for every 10,000 residents. Leaders make up the largest group, 4 of them. The list runs from Benedict Joseph Fenwick, born in 1782, to G. G. Smith, born in 1977.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Alfred Gough
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Youngest
1977
G. G. Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Leonardtown
By how many languages cover them, Alfred Gough comes first (19), then Benedict Joseph Fenwick (14) and James R. Lewis (5).
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Writing & Arts
James R. Lewis
1949–2022Writer and academic specializing in various religious movements
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Leonardtown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Leonardtown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Of the other 10, 4 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leonardtown 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)
- Alfred Gough: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Joseph Fenwick: James Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dorsey: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Cusic: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Wood, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. G. Smith: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas A. Cropper: U.S. Maritime Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Stone: AP, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons