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Photo: Taylor Sullivan · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Baltimore
A single famous person was born in Baltimore: Henry Sherwin
The American businessman Henry Sherwin was born in 1842. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Cavendish’s list, next door, has 10 names, Nettie Stevens first among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry Sherwin
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Henry Sherwin
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Baltimore
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Of the towns nearby, Cavendish lists the most people: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baltimore 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 (2)
- Nettie Stevens: Carnegie Institution of Washington (according to the back of the photograph, visible at the download page) Restored by Adam Cuerden., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Billings: Photo by White, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons