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Famous people · Waldorf
Most of the 8 famous people born in Waldorf came into the world since 1970
Most widely known is Benji Madden, the American rock musician, with articles in 28 languages. Joel Madden is second and Asante Blackk third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1, while at least half the towns in Maryland list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 196 towns in Maryland with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Benji Madden
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1976
David Hayes
Youngest
2002
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Waldorf’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Waldorf’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waldorf
Two of the three are musicians.
JM#2
AB#3
Known for
What Waldorf is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 6.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Waldorf
5 more, from 1976 to 2002.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Accokeek lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waldorf 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 (3)
- John Flowers: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robyn Parks: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markel Starks: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons