Famous people · Potomac Park
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Potomac Park
Closest of all is Edward J. Mason, from Cresaptown, 2 mi away. Eddie Deezen is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. The nearest list is next door in Cresaptown: one name, Edward J. Mason. The list for Potomac Park is empty for now.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Eddie Deezen
Best known
Eddie Deezen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Potomac Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Potomac Park
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
J. Glenn Beall
1894–1971Politician and United States Army soldier
Theodore N. Barth
1898–1961Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potomac Park 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 (14)
- Eddie Deezen: HerbertMMarx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Hankinson: TheHellraiser, original Mshake., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Mooney: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenore Kight: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. O. C. Ord: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Wellington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall Jr.: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Colgan: Jc250ex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Preston: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sprigg: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore N. Barth: Nadia Strid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons