#1Famous people · Perryville
Perryville’s famous people span 138 years: 2 births from 1764 to 1902
John Chew Thomas, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Jim Keesey. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55. 196 of the towns in Maryland list at least one person.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Chew Thomas
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1764
John Chew Thomas
Youngest
1902
Jim Keesey
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Perryville
#1#2Known for
What Perryville is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Perryville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Perryville’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perryville 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 (2)
- John Chew Thomas: Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852, artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Keesey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons