#1Film, TV & Stage
Darren Star
born 1961American television producer, writer
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Famous people · Potomac
Athletes stand out among the 11 famous people born in Potomac
Best known of all is Darren Star, written about in 29 languages. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. The first birth on record is Darren Star’s, in 1961, and the last C. J. Kemp’s, in 1982. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.4, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Darren Star
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Darren Star
Youngest
1982
C. J. Kemp
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
14
notable residents
What stands out about Potomac’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Potomac’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Potomac is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
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 Potomac
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Potomac
A further 8 follow, born between 1965 and 1982.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Potomac home
14 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Reza Pahlavi the best known.
Lynda Carter
born 1951American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder
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Mark Weinberger
born 1961American businessperson, former Chair and CEO, EY (Ernst & Young)
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4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potomac 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 (18)
- Darren Star: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Alan: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Halpern: Robert Kowal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Ellenberg: Jordan Ellenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reza Pahlavi: Steffen Wurzel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Carter: JS² Communications, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yasmine Pahlavi: Csfc843, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Williams: NASA Johnson Space Center / Josh Valcarcel – NASA – John, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Trone: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Dell: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nana Meriwether: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Osefo: EO1983, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kamie Crawford: U.S. Air Force photo/Guido Melo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Weinberger: Patricia Hill, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Leonsis: DCBiz500, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Schiff: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Logic: Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons