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Famous people · Freeport
11 famous people were born in Freeport, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American basketball player Jaleen Smith, with articles in 12 languages. Josh Gardner is second and Andy Beene third. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Jaleen Smith
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
John David Rainey
Youngest
1994
Jaleen Smith
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Freeport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Freeport’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Freeport is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
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 Freeport
The three best known are all athletes.
#2AB#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Freeport
8 more, 6 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Freeport.
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 (3)
- Josh Gardner: Ryan Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Wells: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Lincoln: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons