List of people from Baltimore, Maryland

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This is a list of famous or notable people who were born in or lived in Baltimore, Maryland.

Contents: Top - 0–9 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 (1806–1888), born in East Providence, Rhode Island, founder of the Baltimore Sun^[1] newspaper.
• David Abercrombie (1867–1931), 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 (1918–1996), born in Baltimore County, Governor of Maryland and Vice-President of the United States under Richard Nixon.
• Felix Angus (1839–1925), Union Army general, editor & publisher of Baltimore American newspaper, buried under Black Aggie.
• William Albert (1816–1879), 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 (1780–1818), born in Newmarket, Virginia, Commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, uncle of Lewis Addison Armistead.
• Lewis Addison Armistead (1817–1863), 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 (1855–1944), 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 (1887–1962), 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 (1887–1983), composer of ragtime, jazz and popular music.
• A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970), 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 (1851–1921), 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 (1932–2004) 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 (1907–1994), jazz singer and bandleader, raised in Baltimore.
• Cζcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), 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 (1936–38), former Judge Baltimore City Supreme Bench ^[2].
• John Carroll (1735–1815), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States.
• Hetty Cary (1836–1892), 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 (1918–1936), short-lived child actor, Our Gang.
• Samuel Chase (1741–1811), 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, 1913–1921.
• Claribel Cone (1864–1929), with sister Etta (1870–1949) collected art of Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh.
• Nathan Corbett (born 1992), actor, (The Wire (TV series), Half Nelson (film).)
• Hans Conried (1917–1982), comic character actor and voice actor.
• Elijah E. Cummings (born 1951), (D) U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 7th District.
• Harvey Cushing (1869–1939), pioneer neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

D

• Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (1903–1987), 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) (1945–1988) 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 (1818–1895), abolitionist, statesman, orator, editor and author, a prominent figure in African American history
• Dru Hill, R&B singing group
• Mildred Dunnock (1901–1991), Oscar-nominated American theater, film and television actress
• Charles S. Dutton actor
• Adam Duritz Singer, Counting Crows

E

• Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen) (1941–1974), singer remembered as member of The Mamas and the Papas
• Donald B. Elliott, member of Maryland House of Delegates.
• Robert Ehrlich (born 1957), former US Congressman, 60th Governor of Maryland

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) (1918–1986), 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 (1902–1968), abstract artist
• Rudy Gay (born 1986), basketball player at University of Connecticut and with the Memphis Grizzlies
• James Cardinal Gibbons (1834–1921) 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 (1914–2000), 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 (1877–1946), physician and namesake for Hamman's sign, Hamman's syndrome and Hamman-Rich syndrome
• Mary Hamman (1907–1984), 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 (1894–1961), 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 (1869–1949), photographer
• Alger Hiss (1904–1996), State Department official, accused of being a Soviet spy and convicted of perjury
• Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan Gough) (1915–1959), jazz singer
• Henry Holt (1840–1926), publisher, founded Henry Holt & Company in 1873.
• Johns Hopkins (1795–1873), Quaker businessman, abolitionist & philanthropist whose bequest established Johns Hopkins University
• John Eager Howard (1752–1827), soldier, Governor of Maryland, namesake of Howard County, Maryland

I

• Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson (born 1967), television and film actress

J

• Bryant Johnson (born 1981), professional American football player with the San Francisco 49ers.
• Thomas David Jones (born 1955), astronaut with doctorate in planetary science
• Brian Jordan (born 1967), pro baseball player who was briefly pro footballer
• LaKisha Jones – singer
• Marcie Jones – author and journalist
• Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson (1889–1975), pioneer civil rights activist, organizer of the Baltimore Branch of the NAACP.

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 (1795–1870), US Secretary of the Navy and Congressman
• Stu Kerr (Thomas Stuart Kerr) (1928–1994), television personality and weatherman
• Greg Kihn (born 1950), pop musician
• J. William Kime (1934–2006), 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

• Bucky Lasek (born 1972), pro skateboarder
• Barry Levinson (born 1942), screenwriter, film director, and producer of film and television
• Laura Lippman (born 1959), author of detective fiction
• G. E. Lowman (1897–1965), clergyman and radio evangelist
• Morris Louis (1912–1962), abstract expressionist painter
• Frank Luber (born 1939), radio announcer, and television reporter

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 (1908–1993), first African American US Supreme Court Justice
• Willoughby M. McCormick (1864–1932) started McCormick & Company (spices, herbs, flavorings)
• Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus) (born 1921), television sports journalist
• Theodore R. McKeldin (1900–1974), Governor of Maryland
• H.L. Mencken (1880–1956), 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 (1824–1901) duellist, fencing master, mercenary and author
• Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit) (1915–1993), 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

N

• Anita Nall – Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Ogden Nash – poet
• Jeff Nelson (born 1966), professional baseball player, middle relief pitcher
• Harry Nice 50^th Governor, Maryland
• Brandon Novak – Skateboarder and member of Viva La Bam

O

• Ric Ocasek (born 1949), former vocalist and frontman for The Cars
• Martin O'Malley (born 1963), born in Washington, D.C., former Mayor of Baltimore, 61st Governor of Maryland
• Elaine O'Neal (born 1920) painter

P

• William Paca (1740–1799), 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 (1809–1849), 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 (1808–1896), 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

• Robin Quivers, sidekick of TV and radio personality Howard Stern

R

• John Rawls (1921–2002), 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. (1935–1999), 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 (1925–1998), 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 (1914–1996), 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, 1886–1897
• Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr.) (1895–1948), 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 (1774–1821), established schools and founded first US religious community of apostolic women , the Sisters of Charity (in the Archdiocese of Baltimore)
• Karl Shapiro (1913–2000), 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 (1971–1996), hip hop performer and rapper raised on Greenmount Ave in East Baltimore.
• Eli Siegel (1902–1978), 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 (1886–1969), United States Navy admiral in World War II
• Michael S. Steele (born 1958), former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
• Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), left Johns Hopkins Medical School without a degree and became a writer
• Stuart Symington (1901–1988), first Secretary of the Air Force and US Senator from Missouri

T

• Evan Taubenfeld (born 1983), musician, Avril Lavigne's former guitarist
• Anne Truitt (1921–2004), minimalist sculptor
• Michael Tucker (born 1944), actor
• Jerry Turner, channel 13 news anchor
• Kathleen Turner (born 1954), actress, graduated University of Maryland Baltimore County
• Anne Tyler (born 1941), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Accidental Tourist, etc.)

U

• Leon Uris (1924–2003), author of Exodus and other novels
• Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, professional football player for the Baltimore Colts, in Pro Football Hall of Fame

V

• Nikolai Volkoff (born 1947), born in Croatia, Yugoslavia, WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler who has spent time in the Baltimore area

W




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• John Walker (organist), at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
• P. J. Wakefield (born 1980), profession soccer player
• Henry Walters (1848–1931), 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 (1905–1939), 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 (1878–1976), graduated and taught medical school at Hopkins, won 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine
• William Pinkney Whyte (1824–1908), 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

X

Y

• Bernard C. Young, Baltimore City Council

Z

• Geoff Zahn (born 1945), former baseball pitcher
• Frank Zappa (1940–1993), singer, guitarist, composer and satirist
• Lillian Zuckerman (1916–2004), actress

References

1. ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 
2. ^ Maryland Archives Biographical Series: Meyer Cardin. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
3. ^ article from Enoch Pratt Library vertical file, Jeffersonian April 17, 1936





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