#1Famous people · Takoma Park
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 32 famous people born in Takoma Park
The best known is the American basketball player Steve Francis, with articles in 27 languages. Close behind are Sara McMann and Wes Moore. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 18 in all. The list is still growing: 14 were born since 1970.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Steve Francis
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Bowie Kuhn
Youngest
2002
Rodney Rice Jr.
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Takoma Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Takoma Park’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Takoma Park is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 2.1 times.
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 Takoma Park
The three are covered in 27, 23 and 23 languages: Steve Francis, Sara McMann and Wes Moore.
#1
#2Sports
Sara McMann
born 1980American olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist
23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Wes Moore
born 1978American politician, investment banker, author and television producer
23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Takoma Park
Here are 29 more, born from 1926 to 2002.
Ted N. C. Tele Miguel Wilson
born 1950Former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Takoma Park home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Thomas Perez.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Silver Spring counts 44 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Takoma Park 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 (12)
- Steve Francis: V. Manninen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara McMann: Photographer:Huckfinne Retoucher:Jdcollins13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Moore: Maryland State Government, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen DeWitt: Helen DeWitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Drudge: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowie Kuhn: Major League Baseball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Funk: Matt Muskovac Mattman944, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted N. C. Tele Miguel Wilson: Tor Tjeransen. Tor.tjeransen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Perez: Tiffany L. Koebel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Job Tate: Job Tate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons