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This is a list of famous or notable people who were born in or lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
Contents: Top - 09 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell (18061888), born in East Providence, Rhode Island, founder of the Baltimore Sun[1] newspaper.
- David Abercrombie (18671931), born in New York and raised in Baltimore, founder of Abercrombie & Fitch.
- Henry Adams (1858 Germany 1929 Baltimore), prominent mechanical engineer, co-founder of ASHVE.
- Otto Eugene Adams (1889 - 1968), architect.
- Spiro Agnew (19181996), born in Baltimore County, Governor of Maryland and Vice-President of the United States under Richard Nixon.
- Felix Angus (18391925), Union Army general, editor & publisher of Baltimore American newspaper, buried under Black Aggie.
- William Albert (18161879), member of the United States House of Representatives, born in Baltimore.
- Tori Amos (born 1963), born in North Carolina, grew up in Baltimore. Famous singer, songwriter and pianist.
- Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets.
- George Armistead (17801818), born in Newmarket, Virginia, Commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, uncle of Lewis Addison Armistead.
- Lewis Addison Armistead (18171863), born in New Bern, North Carolina, Confederate general mortally wounded at Gettysburg, buried in Baltimore-died two days after Gettysburg.
- John Astin (born 1930), TV and film actor best known as Gomez Addams on The Addams Family television series.
B
- Russell Baker (born 1925), raised in Baltimore, writer, political columnist for The New York Times.
- Louis Bamberger (18551944), businessman, department store owner, and philanthropist.
- Marty Bass, WJZ-TV weatherman, former Oprah Winfrey co-host, former write-in candidate for Governor of Maryland and current write-in candidate for President of the United States.
- Sylvia Beach (18871962), owned Shakespeare and Company, key bookstore for expatriates in Paris.
- Jacob Beser (1921-1992), only person to crew both atomic bomb missions in World War II.
- Eubie Blake (18871983), composer of ragtime, jazz and popular music.
- A. Aubrey Bodine (19061970), renowned photojournalist for The Baltimore Sun.
- Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues (born 1965), former professional basketball player with the Charlotte Hornets.
- Ryan Boyle (born 1981), MLL and NLL lacrosse player, graduate of the Gilman School.
- John R. Bolton (born 1958), former United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
- Charles Joseph Bonaparte (18511921), US Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy, relative of Napoleon.
- William S. Booze (1862-1933), former U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District.
- Julie Bowen (Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer) (born 1970), film and TV actor.
- Conrad Brooks (born 1931), B movie actor.
- George William Brown, Mayor of Baltimore during Pratt Street Riot.
- Rosey Brown (19322004) football star for New York Giants, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, went to Morgan State University in Baltimore.
- David Byrne (born 1952), songwriter for the New Wave and Talking Heads bands, grew up In Baltimore County.
C
- Cab Calloway (19071994), jazz singer and bandleader, raised in Baltimore.
- Cζcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (16051675), First Lord Baltimore and proprietary governor.
- Ben Cardin (born 1943), member of the United States Senate and former member of United States House of Representatives.
- Meyer Cardin, (D), State delegate (193638), former Judge Baltimore City Supreme Bench [2].
- John Carroll (17351815), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States.
- Hetty Cary (18361892), maker of one of the first three battle flags of the Confederacy.
- Dennis Chambers (born 1959), drummer, (P-Funk All Stars, Steely Dan, et al.)
- Ben Carson (born 1951), noted neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, performed first successful separation of Siamese twins.
- Norman "Chubby" Chaney (19181936), short-lived child actor, Our Gang.
- Samuel Chase (17411811), signer of Declaration of Independence and US Supreme Court judge.
- Seth Ciferri (born 1974), tattooist and painter.
- Tom Clancy (born 1947), author of The Hunt for Red October.
- Martha Clarke (born 1944), modern choreographer.
- Kevin Clash (born 1960), puppeteer best known for portrayal of Elmo on Sesame Street.
- Charles P. Coady (1868-1934), (D), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 19131921.
- Claribel Cone (18641929), with sister Etta (18701949) collected art of Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh.
- Nathan Corbett (born 1992), actor, (The Wire (TV series), Half Nelson (film).)
- Hans Conried (19171982), comic character actor and voice actor.
- Elijah E. Cummings (born 1951), (D) U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 7th District.
- Harvey Cushing (18691939), pioneer neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
D
- Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (19031987), Mayor of Baltimore, US Representative, father of Nancy Pelosi
- Clay Davenport, sabermetrician and computer programmer for NOAA
- Angela Dawson, community activist murdered at age 36 along with her family on October 16, 2002
- Dan Deacon, electronic musician
- Buddy Deane, disc jockey, host of TV dance show that inspired the movie Hairspray.
- Divine (Glen Milstead) (19451988) actor best known for his drag persona, Divine
- Juan Dixon (born 1978), basketball player at University of Maryland, College Park and pro ranks
- Sheila Dixon, (born 1951) first female Mayor of Baltimore
- DMX (real name Earl Simmons) (born 1970), hip hop performer/rapper and actor
- Frederick Douglass (18181895), abolitionist, statesman, orator, editor and author, a prominent figure in African American history
- Dru Hill, R&B singing group
- Mildred Dunnock (19011991), Oscar-nominated American theater, film and television actress
- Charles S. Dutton actor
- Adam Duritz Singer, Counting Crows
E
F
- Anna Faris (born 1976), actress best known for her role in Scary Movie, born but not raised in Baltimore
- Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank) (19181986), abstract expressionist artist, painter, sculptor, mixed media and textile artist, pupil of Hans Hofmann
- Antonio Freeman (born 1972), American football wide receiver, most notably for the Green Bay Packers
- Bill Frisell (born 1951), jazz guitarist and composer
- Steven Fischer (born 1972), film producer, two time Emmy Award nominee raised in northeast Baltimore City.
G
- Lee Gatch (19021968), abstract artist
- Rudy Gay (born 1986), basketball player at University of Connecticut and with the Memphis Grizzlies
- James Cardinal Gibbons (18341921) American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
- Ira Glass (born 1959) radio personality, This American Life on National Public Radio, cousin of Phillip Glass
- Philip Glass (born 1937), influential minimalist composer
- Jacob Glushakow (19142000), painter
- Duff Goldman (born 1974), food artist, cake baker, television personality
- Brian Gottfried (born 1952), former tennis player, reached NΊ3 in the world in 1977
H
- Elaine Hamilton (born 1920), artist born in Catonsville in Baltimore metro area
- Louis Hamman (18771946), physician and namesake for Hamman's sign, Hamman's syndrome and Hamman-Rich syndrome
- Mary Hamman (19071984), American writer and editor, daughter of Dr. Louis Hamman
- Dorothy Hamill (born 1956), figure skater
- Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal (Elaine Hamilton) (born 1920) artist, born in Catonsville near Baltimore; graduated from Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art
- Dashiell Hammett (18941961), hard-boiled detective writer of Maltese Falcon etc., born in Maryland and worked as a detective in Baltimore
- David Hasselhoff (born 1952), actor
- Emily Spencer Hayden (18691949), photographer
- Alger Hiss (19041996), State Department official, accused of being a Soviet spy and convicted of perjury
- Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan Gough) (19151959), jazz singer
- Henry Holt (18401926), publisher, founded Henry Holt & Company in 1873.
- Johns Hopkins (17951873), Quaker businessman, abolitionist & philanthropist whose bequest established Johns Hopkins University
- John Eager Howard (17521827), soldier, Governor of Maryland, namesake of Howard County, Maryland
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K
- Al Kaline major league baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. Hall of famer, never had to play in the minor leagues.
- William Henry Cardinal Keeler (born 1931) Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Stacy Keibler (born 1979), actress, former pro wrestling personality (WWE Diva)
- John P. Kennedy (17951870), US Secretary of the Navy and Congressman
- Stu Kerr (Thomas Stuart Kerr) (19281994), television personality and weatherman
- Greg Kihn (born 1950), pop musician
- J. William Kime (19342006), Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1990 to 1994
- Mel Kiper, Jr. (born 1960), American football analyst
- Jeff Koons (born 1955), artist and sculptor, graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
- Thomas Kelso (Ireland 1784 - July 26, 1878), wealthy merchant, founder of the Kelso Home philanthropist [3]
L
M
- Marvin Mandel (born 1920), Governor of Maryland, assumed office upon resignation of Spiro Agnew
- Mario (singer) (Mario Dewar Barrett) singer, grew up in Gwynn Oak, Maryland in Baltimore County
- Thurgood Marshall (19081993), first African American US Supreme Court Justice
- Willoughby M. McCormick (18641932) started McCormick & Company (spices, herbs, flavorings)
- Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus) (born 1921), television sports journalist
- Theodore R. McKeldin (19001974), Governor of Maryland
- H.L. Mencken (18801956), journalist and social critic known as "the Sage of Baltinmore"
- Kweisi Mfume former CEO of the NAACP, former US Congressman
- Barbara Mikulski (born 1936), United States Senator
- Steve Miller (born 1950), author of science fiction stories and novels
- Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., civil rights leader
- Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Baltimore City Council, grandson of civil rights leader Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
- Parren Mitchell, former U.S. Congressman
- Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery (18241901) duellist, fencing master, mercenary and author
- Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit) (19151993), early television host
- Lenny Moore, running back, Baltimore Colts, member Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Eddie Murray, first baseman, Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
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P
- William Paca (17401799), signatory to the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Maryland
- Tim Page (music critic) (born 1954), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism and biographer of Dawn Powell.
- Jim Palmer (born 1945) former Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
- Bob Parsons (born 1950) is an American entrepreneur He is the CEO and founder of The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
- Travis Pastrana(born 1982) freestyle motocross, skateboarder, x-treme sports professional, spokesmen for Red Bull
- Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), US Representative from California & Speaker of the House of the US House of Representatives
- Michael Phelps (born 1985), Olympic swimmer and world-record holder
- Jada Pinkett-Smith (born 1971), actress and singer
- Art Poe, member of College Football Hall of Fame
- Edgar Allan Poe (18091849), poet, short story writer, editor and critic
- Edgar Allan Poe (1871-1961), Attorney General of Maryland, 1911-1915
- Gresham Poe, Head coach at Virginia in 1903
- John P. Poe, Sr. (1836-1909), Attorney General of Maryland, 1891-1895
- Johnny Poe (1874-1915), college football player and coach, and soldier of fortune
- Parker Posey (born 1968), actress, best known for her work in Scream 3 and Blade: Trinity
- Jay Powell (1984-present), Naval Submariner, part of the historic Comtuex to the North pole on the USS Hampton SSN-767.
- Enoch Pratt (18081896), businessman and philanthropist, founded Enoch Pratt Free Library, one of oldest free public libraries in the United States
- Greg Puciato (born 1980), musician, best known as singer for experimental metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan
Q
R
- John Rawls (19212002), political philosopher, professor of political philosophy at Harvard, author
- Lance Reddick, actor, Col. Cedric Daniels from The Wire
- Hilary Rhoda, fashion model, born in Maryland,
- Adrienne Rich (born 1929), poet, writer, teacher, and feminist
- Billy Ripken (born 1964), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, former second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
- Cal Ripken, Jr. (born 1960), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, former shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
- Cal Ripken, Sr. (19351999), former coach and manager of the Baltimore Orioles
- Brooks Robinson (born 1937), born Little Rock, Arkansas, third baseman, Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
- Frank Robinson (born 1935), born in Beaumont, Texas, outfielder, Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
- Martin Rodbell (19251998), biochemist and molecular endocrinologist; won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Eddie Rommel, American League pitcher and umpire
- Carroll Rosenbloom, former owner Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams
- Christopher Rouse (born 1949), composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
- James Rouse (19141996), pioneering real estate developer, civic activist, and philanthropist
- Mike Rowe (born 1962), host of the Discovery Channel program Dirty Jobs
- Ruckus (real name Claude Marrow), Professional Wrestler
- Dutch Ruppersberger (born 1946), (D), member of the United States House of Representatives
- Harry W. Rusk (D), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 18861897
- Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr.) (18951948), professional baseball player for the New York Yankees, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Axl Rotten (born 1971), Professional Wrestler
S
- Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune host/television host
- Rabbi David Samson (born 1956), educator
- Al Sanders, channel 13 news anchor
- Paul Sarbanes (born 1933), born in Salisbury, Maryland, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore, former United States Congressman, former United States Senator
- William Donald Schaefer (born 1921), former Mayor of Baltimore, 58th Governor of Maryland, and 32nd Comptroller of Maryland
- Kurt L. Schmoke (born 1949), former Mayor of Baltimore
- Gina Schock (born 1957), Rock drummer
- Dwight Schultz (born 1947), famous actor. played HM Murdock (A-Team) and Lt. Barclay (Star trek)
- Elizabeth Ann Seton (17741821), established schools and founded first US religious community of apostolic women , the Sisters of Charity (in the Archdiocese of Baltimore)
- Karl Shapiro (19132000), US Poet Laureate 1946-47, born in Baltimore
- Richard Sher, former WJZ-TV newsman, former Oprah Winfrey co-host
- Pam Shriver (born 1962), former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster
- Sargent Shriver (born 1915), born in Westminster, Maryland, politician, activist, driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps
- Tupac Shakur (19711996), hip hop performer and rapper raised on Greenmount Ave in East Baltimore.
- Eli Siegel (19021978), poet, critic, founder of philosophy Aesthetic Realism
- Christian Siriano (born 1985), fashion designer; winner of fourth season of Project Runway; graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts
- Upton Sinclair, writer (The Jungle), Pulitzer Prize winner, born in Baltimore.
- Sisqσ (Mark Althavan Andrews) (born 1978), R&B and pop singer
- Raymond A. Spruance (18861969), United States Navy admiral in World War II
- Michael S. Steele (born 1958), former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- Gertrude Stein (18741946), left Johns Hopkins Medical School without a degree and became a writer
- Stuart Symington (19011988), first Secretary of the Air Force and US Senator from Missouri
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W
- John Walker (organist), at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
- P. J. Wakefield (born 1980), profession soccer player
- Henry Walters (18481931), rail magnate (Atlantic Coast Line) and founder of Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
- Dante Washington (born 1970), professional soccer striker
- John Waters (born 1946), filmmaker
- Earl Weaver (born 1930), born in St. Louis, Missouri, longtime Manager of the Baltimore Orioles; Baseball Hall Of Fame inductee
- Chick Webb (19051939), jazz and swing drummer and band leader who adopted Ella Fitzgerald
- Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass (born 1941), founder of Merry-Go-Round (retailer) clothing empire and portrayed by actor Mickey Rourke in the 1982 classic American film, Diner (film).
- Harry Wendelstedt (born 1938), former umpire in Major League Baseball
- George Hoyt Whipple (18781976), graduated and taught medical school at Hopkins, won 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- William Pinkney Whyte (18241908), US Senator, Governor of Maryland, Mayor of Baltimore
- Bernard Williams (born 1978) winner of gold medal in 4x100 meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Montel Williams (born 1956), television talk-show host
- Oprah Winfrey (born 1954), born in rural Mississippi and raised in Milwaukee, worked at WJZ-TV in Baltimore
- Edward Witten (born 1951), mathematical physicist and a leading researcher in string theory
- James Wolcott (born 1952) journalist and cultural critic
- Bernie Wrightson (born 1948) artist known for horror illustrations and comic books
- Jane Ann Wynn (born 1969) mixed-media artist
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References
- ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
- ^ Maryland Archives Biographical Series: Meyer Cardin. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ article from Enoch Pratt Library vertical file, Jeffersonian April 17, 1936