Famous people · Mount Briar
Born near Mount Briar: 18 famous people within 35 miles
David Spangler, born in Sharpsburg, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Lucas, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Mount Briar as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Robert Lucas
Best known
Robert Lucas
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Briar’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Briar
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Seth L. Weld
1879–1958Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
Nield Gordon
1930–2022College basketball player (1951–1953) Furman and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Briar and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Robert Lucas: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse B. Thomas: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Keller: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Boteler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Preble Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drusilla Dunjee Houston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Daingerfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons