#1Famous people · Midlothian
13 famous people were born in Midlothian, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Edward Johnson, the confederate Army general, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Bradford Burgess and Kameron Simmonds. More than half were born since 1970, 11 in all. The list runs from Edward Johnson, born in 1816, to Kameron Simmonds, born in 2003.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Edward Johnson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Edward Johnson
Youngest
2003
Kameron Simmonds
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Midlothian’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Midlothian’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 7.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Midlothian is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.6 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 Midlothian
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Midlothian
The rest number 10, with 10 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Midlothian home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Ghazala Hashmi the best known.
Ghazala Hashmi
born 1964American politician, academic administrator and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midlothian 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 (8)
- Edward Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Burgess: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kameron Simmonds: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connelly Early: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Jefferson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DaShaun Amos: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ghazala Hashmi: Adnan Masri, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Chase: Richmond Tea Party, CC0, Wikimedia Commons