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Famous people · Frederick

Frederick 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.

#1 best knownCharles CollinsFilm, TV & Stage · 1904–1999
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Charles Collins
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Charles Collins
Youngest
1944
Alyce Cleese
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Frederick

By how many languages cover them, Charles Collins comes first (9), then Bob Bryant (3) and Alyce Cleese (2).

Charles Collins#1
Film, TV & Stage

Charles Collins

1904–1999

American actor

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BB#2
Sports

Bob Bryant

1918–2000

American gridiron football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AC#3
Notable

Alyce Cleese

born 1944

American psychotherapist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Frederick’s famous people were born

The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Charles Collins
Film, TV & StageSportsNotableWriting & Arts

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Known for

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

Everyone else born in Frederick

1 more, best known first.

MB

Milton Burrow

1921–2017

American sound editor

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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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.

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