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Famous people · Mitchellville

From 1860 to 1998, Mitchellville was the birthplace of 5 famous people

The best known is the American basketball player Austin Freeman, with articles in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are James Robinson and Chris Lykes. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. Austin Freeman was born in 1989.

#1 best knownAustin FreemanSports · born 1989
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Austin Freeman
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Steve Matthias
Youngest
1998
Chris Lykes
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Mitchellville’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Mitchellville’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Steve MatthiasJames RobinsonAustin Freeman
Sports

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

The best known

Born in Mitchellville

All three are athletes.

Austin Freeman#1
Sports

Austin Freeman

born 1989

American basketball player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
James Robinson#2
Sports

James Robinson

born 1994

American basketball player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CL#3
Sports

Chris Lykes

born 1998

American basketball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Mitchellville

Another 2, 2 of them athletes.

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Chris Odoi-Atsem

born 1995

American soccer player

Steve Matthias

Steve Matthias

1860–1891

American baseball player

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Lanham leads the towns around it, with 13 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mitchellville 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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