#1Famous people · Camden
36 famous people were born in Camden, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
Most widely known is Bernard Mannes Baruch, the American businessman, with articles in 46 languages. Behind the leader come Samuel E. Wright and Laura Kraut. The largest group, 13, was born between 1920 and 1969. 12 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Bernard Mannes Baruch
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
John Kershaw
Youngest
1998
Robbie Robinson
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Camden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Camden is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 3.1 times as common.
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 Camden
Ranked by languages covered: Bernard Mannes Baruch with 46, then Samuel E. Wright with 22 and Laura Kraut with 17.
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#3Through the years
When Camden’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryNotableWriting & ArtsFaithBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Camden
The rest number 33, with 12 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Camden home
One more notable person made the town home: Kathleen Parker.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camden 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 (20)
- Bernard Mannes Baruch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel E. Wright: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Kraut: Longines Global Champions Tour Siegerehrung Kraut, Tops-Alexander, Dreher.jpg: Michael Kramer derivative work: Nordlicht8, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Savage: Happywombat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Kershaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Doby: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Chesnut Jr.: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. West: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Robinson: TheSoccerBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O'Brien Schofield: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William McWillie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- De Lancey Gill: Jordan Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cantey: Duffee Y. Murdock, Mobile, Ala., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Kohn: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Sheheen: Heidi Graves, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Hampton: California Angels, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Doby Kennedy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Engram: SeahawksTC-EWU-081.jpg: Tom McDonald, Jason Fierle. derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bordenave Villepigue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Parker: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons