#1Famous people · Salisbury
34 famous people were born in Salisbury, more of them leaders than in most towns
Linda Hamilton, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 16 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to William Humphreys Jackson, born in 1839, the newest to Evan Phillips, born in 1994. Half or more of the towns in Maryland have no one on record, but this one has 10.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Linda Hamilton
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
William Humphreys Jackson
Youngest
1994
Evan Phillips
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Salisbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Salisbury
Linda Hamilton, Alexis Denisof and Jessica Lee Rose are written about in 62, 30 and 20 languages.
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Film, TV & Stage
Jessica Lee Rose
born 1987New Zealand-American actress
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Known for
What Salisbury is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 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.
Through the years
When Salisbury’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Salisbury
The rest number 31, with 13 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Salisbury home
One more notable person made the town home: John Glover.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salisbury 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 (15)
- Linda Hamilton: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sarbanes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Briscoe: ゾーヒョー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Purnell Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Woodland Hastings: Tinsley H. Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Humphreys Jackson: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold T. Pinkett: General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of Educational Programs. Education Division. ?-4/1/1985, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Phillips: Eric Kilby on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- April Rose: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Otto: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher T. Adams: MDGovpics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Morris Slemons: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan J. Davis: FosseTheCat (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bloxom, Jr.: Virginia Office of the Governor, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glover: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons