#1From 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.
What stands out about Mitchellville’s famous people
When Mitchellville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Mitchellville
All three are athletes.
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#2Everyone else born in Mitchellville
Another 2, 2 of them athletes.

No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Mitchellville?
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Famous people from the towns next door
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.
Photo credits (6)
- Austin Freeman: sdjupedal from Leikanger, Norway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Robinson: Thomson20192, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Matthias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chinanu Onuaku: FCBQ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaila Charles: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Bell: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons


