#1Frederick is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 9 languages make the American actor Charles Collins the best known. Bob Bryant, the American gridiron football player, comes second, with Alyce Cleese third. Per head, the list is long: 11.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2. The list runs from Charles Collins, born in 1904, to Alyce Cleese, born in 1944.

Born in Frederick
By how many languages cover them, Charles Collins comes first (9), then Bob Bryant (3) and Alyce Cleese (2).
#1When Frederick’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Frederick is known for
The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Frederick
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Frederick?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Frederick’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frederick 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 (1)
- Charles Collins: film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons