#1Famous people · Mount Airy
8 famous people from Mount Airy, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Josh Boone, the American basketball player, with articles in 14 languages. Behind the leader come Rob Havenstein and Kevin Sloan. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 8.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Josh Boone
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
John M. Gaver, Sr.
Youngest
1998
Silas Kelly
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Mount Airy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mount Airy’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mount Airy is known for
Mount Airy has 2.1× the usual share of athletes.
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 Mount Airy
Counted by languages, Josh Boone is ahead of Rob Havenstein and Kevin Sloan: 14, 7 and 4.
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Everyone else born in Mount Airy
Of the other 5, 3 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Airy 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 (4)
- Josh Boone: Wp bh726, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Havenstein: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Romanchuk: Gr5555, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Fair: Palantirstaid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons