#1Famous people · Quantico
Of the 19 famous people born in Quantico, an unusual share are writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne, covered in 19 languages. Stuart Duncan, the American musician, comes second, with Charles C. Krulak third. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Shelby Lynne
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
John R. Dailey
Youngest
1973
Mike Metcalfe
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Quantico’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Quantico is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 4.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Quantico’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Quantico
Counted by languages, Shelby Lynne is ahead of Stuart Duncan and Charles C. Krulak: 19, 9 and 8.
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#3Military
Charles C. Krulak
born 194231st Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Quantico
16 more, 7 of them athletes.
Court-martial of Susan Schnall
born 1943U.S. Navy nurse court-martialed for anti-Vietnam War activity
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Michael Lawrence Brown
born 1968Federal district judge of the Northern District of Georgia
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quantico 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 (9)
- Shelby Lynne: Ron Baker (Kingsnake) from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Duncan: Filberthockey (a.k.a. Forrest L. Smith, III), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Krulak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Dailey: US Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shul: USAF/Brian Shul, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Covel: Michael Covel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Luckey: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Thomas: St. Louis Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Lawrence Brown: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons