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Famous people · Elkton

2 famous people call Elkton their birthplace

Most widely known is Garland Shifflett, the American baseball player, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the American softball coach Mickey Dean. The list runs from Garland Shifflett, born in 1935, to Mickey Dean, born in 1965. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Garland Shifflett
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Garland Shifflett
Youngest
1965
Mickey Dean
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Elkton

GS#1
Sports

Garland Shifflett

1935–2020

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MD#2
Sports

Mickey Dean

born 1965

American softball coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkton 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.