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Politics & Law
Medea Benjamin
born 1952American political activist and author
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Famous people · Freeport
Most of the 24 famous people born in Freeport came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Medea Benjamin, the American political activist and author, with articles in 25 languages. Marie Wagner is second and Kenneth Goldsmith third. The list comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Medea Benjamin
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Marie Wagner
Youngest
1997
Jeremy Bracco
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Freeport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Freeport’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 6 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Freeport
By how many languages cover them, Medea Benjamin comes first (25), then Marie Wagner (13) and Kenneth Goldsmith (11).
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#3Writing & Arts
Kenneth Goldsmith
born 1961American poet and visual artist
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Known for
What Freeport is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 2.3 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Freeport
Here are 21 more, born from 1909 to 1997.
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A chosen home
Also called Freeport home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Freeport, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Merrick, at 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeport 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)
- Marie Wagner: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Goldsmith: MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Reich: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffy Jackson: Firstgarden, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Tartikoff: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dieterich: Cdieterich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane C. Ginsburg: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr.: Slowyourroll23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morris: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Dunn: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Searage: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric R. Komitee: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackout Movement: Blackoutmiami, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelly Peiken: Shelly Peiken, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cardona: Anton Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons