#1Famous people · Middletown
5 famous people were born in Middletown from 1849 to 2001
Most widely known is Charlie Keller, the American baseball player and coach, with articles in 7 languages. Hal Keller is second and Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh third. The list’s best known name, Charlie Keller, dates from 1916. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charlie Keller
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh
Youngest
2001
Eric Sjoberg
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Middletown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Middletown’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Middletown
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Middletown is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 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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Another 2, 2 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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 (3)
- Charlie Keller: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Leonard: U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hennen, USMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons