A List of Famous Marylanders


Famous people from Maryland
from the worlds of:
Politics, Sports, Writers/Journalists, Miscellaneous,
Entertainment, Musicians/Singers


Politics

  • Nancy Pelosi, Baltimore

  • Nancy Reagan, First Lady

  • Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President

  • Sargent Shriver, Politician, Journalist

  • Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice


Sports

  • Cal Ripkin, Jr., Baseball

  • Babe Ruth, Baseball

  • Al Kaline, Baseball

  • Reggie Jackson, Baseball

  • Brooks Robinson, Baseball

  • Sugar Ray Leonard, Boxer

  • Jim McKay, Sportscaster

  • Johnny Unitas, Football

  • Doug Flutie, Football

  • Dominique Dawes, Olympic Gymnast

  • Pam Shriver, Tennis

  • Art Monk, Football

  • Lefty Grove, (famous baseball player
    from Lonaconing, Md.)

  • Man O' War, Glen Riddle Farm, Worcester County, MD -  Voted "Horse of the Century" (War Admiral was his son, Seabiscuit was his grandson.)

  • Bill Belichick, Coach of the New England Patriots

  • Hasim Rahman aka The Rock, Boxer, Baltimore


Writers/Journalists

  • Carl Bernstein, Journalist

  • Edgar Allen Poe, Writer

  • Matt Drudge, Web Journalist

  • Ogden Nash, Author/Poet

  • Tom Clancy, Author

  • Dashiell Hammett, Author/Poet

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald, Writer

  • Leon Uris, Author

  • H. L. Mencken, Writer

  • Tom Clancy, Author

  • Francis Scott Key

  • Gertrude Stein, Writer


Miscellaneous

  • Johns Hopkins, Philanthropist

  • Frank Perdue, Poultry Farmer

  • Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist

  • Madelyn Murray O'Hair, Atheist

  • Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

  • Emily Post, Etiquette Expert

  • Annie Liebovitz, Photographer



Entertainment:  Actors, Producers and Directors, etc.

  • Goldie Hawn, Actress

  • Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host

  • Montel Williams, Talk Show Host

  • Blaze Starr, Show Girl

  • John Astin, Actor

  • Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Actress

  • Darren Star - Produced 90210. (His dad was my childhood dentist.)

  • John Waters, Movie maker

  • Barry Levinson, Director, Producer

  • Ben Stein, Win Ben Stein's Money!

  • Kathie Lee Gifford, Talk Show Host, Actress

  • Jada Pinkett-Smith, Actress

  • Howard Rollins, Actor

  • Charles Dutton, Actor

  • Garry Moore, TV Personality

  • Maurie Povich, Talk Show Host

  • Connie Chung, News

  • David Hasselhoff, Actor

  • Daniel Stern, Actor

  • Robin Quivers, Radio DJ, Howard Stern's side kick

  • "Divine", Actor.

  • William H. Macy, Actor, (from Cumberland, Md.)

  • Edward Norton- Actor

  • Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets (Hyattsville)

  • John Wilkes Booth, Actor, Lincoln's Assassin

  • Michael Ealy, Actor

  • Christina Milian, Actress


Musicians/Singers:

  • Frank Zappa, Musician and Singer

  • Noel Paul Stookey, (Peter Paul and Mary) Musician, Singer, Writer

  • Nils Lofgren, Musician

  • Billie Holiday, Jazz/Blues Singer

  • Duke Ellington, Musician

  • Cab Calloway, Musician and Singer

  • Eubie Blake, Musician

  • David Byrne, Musician

  • Mama Cass, Singer

  • Toni Braxton, Singer

  • Tori Amos, Singer

  • Dean Felber, Hootie and the Blowfish

  • Mark Bryan, Hootie and the Blowfish

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter- Musician and Singer

  • Joan Jett- Musician and Singer

  • Phil Ritchie, Lennex

  • Benji and Joel Madden, Musicians, Good Charlotte


Montgomery Blair High School Alumni in
Silver Spring, MD.

  • Goldie Hawn , 1963<--we had the same pediatrician, Dr. Coleman.

  • Matt Drudge, 1984

  • Ben Stein, 1962

  • Connie Chung, 1964

  • Carl Bernstein, 1961



Add your famous Marylanders here!

Benny Mardones, Musician/Singer, "Into the Night"
Romantic
MD USA
- Monday, June 30, 2008 at 12:57:07 (EDT)

ACTOR Shawn Hatosy, 29 December 1975, Frederick, Maryland, USA ...
Mark <markpfeltz@yahoo.com>
Baltimore, MD USA

- Thursday, May 03, 2007 at 22:50:36 (EDT)

Mark Pfeltz 1986 Guinness Book of World Records holder for sit ups, Baltimore Maryland.
Lone Love <markpfeltz@yahoo.com>
Baltimore, MD USA

- Thursday, May 03, 2007 at 22:44:18 (EDT)

Linda Hamilton of "Beauty and the Beast" fame was born in Salisbury, MD.
Griff
USA

- Sunday, April 08, 2007 at 19:11:17 (EDT)

Charles W. Swan Knighted, Actor, Medal of Freedom, famous birthdays.com march 11th
http://www.geocities.com/swan90210/MedalofFreedom.html
Sheila N
Beverly Hills', CA USA - Wednesday, February 07, 2007 at 23:04:13 (EST)

Also, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Paul Thomas,& Billy Martin of the band Good Charlotte are from Maryland. The 5th member of Good Charlotte is from the UK.
Kati
Baltimore, MD USA

- Thursday, November 09, 2006 at 18:00:27 (EST)

The Rock (Hasim Rahman) is from Maryland.
Kati
Baltimore, MD USA

- Thursday, November 09, 2006 at 17:57:31 (EST)

I thought of another - Frank Miller, the respected comic book artist/writer (Daredevil, Batman, Sin City movie comes out this year) was born in Olney, Maryland.
Frank
USA

- Sunday, March 02, 2005 at 10:39:00 (EST)

I just wanted to email you two famous Marylanders. MICHEAL EALY FROM BARBERSHOP, AND CHRISTINA MILIAN FROM LOVE DON'T COST A THING! THANKS!
Din
USA

- Sunday, February 16, 2005 at 3:41:00 (EST)

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