List of Famous People From Maryland

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Below is a list of famous people that were born in Maryland.

Politicians, Jurists, and Statesmen From Maryland

Spiro T. Agnew, former Governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, former Attorney General of the United States, founder of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, grand nephew of French emperor Napoleon I.
John R. Bolton, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Anthony G. Brown, current Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence
Samuel Chase, United States Supreme Court Justice
J. Joseph Curran, Jr., state Attorney General and former Lieutenant Governor
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor of Maryland 2003-2007
John Hanson, first president of the United States in Congress Assembled
Steny Hoyer, current Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
Thurgood Marshall, civil rights leader and United States Supreme Court Justice
Kweisi Mfume, NAACP leader and former Congressman
Catherine Curran O’Malley, State District Judge and wife of Martin O’Malley
Martin J. O’Malley, Current Governor of Maryland
William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Nancy Pelosi, 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
William Donald Schaefer, former Governor
Sargent Shriver, politician, former Vice Presidential candidate
Michael S. Steele, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2003 – 2007
Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the United States
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and oldest daughter of Robert F. Kennedy

List of Famous Architects From Maryland

Otto Eugene Adams
George Archer
Richard Snowden Andrews
Ephraim Francis Baldwin
Henry F. Brauns
William Buckland
Wright Butler
Charles L. Carson
Albert Cassell
Charles E. Cassell
Francis E. Davis
Thomas Dixon
George A. Frederick
T. Buckler Ghequier architect of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Jackson C. Gott architect of Charles Theatre
Nathaniel Henry Hutton
William Rich Hutton
Thomas C. Kennedy
Edmund George Lind
Alfred Mason
John Murdoch co-designer or Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
J. Crawford Neilson
John Rudolph Niernsee
Edward L. Palmer, Jr.
Josias Pennington, co-designer of Mount Royal Station
Theodore Wells Pietsch, architect of Stieff Silver Company Factory
Bruce Price
Howard Van Doren Shaw
Gideon Shryock
Mathias Shryock,
Otto G. Simonson, supervised U.S. Custom House
Joseph Evans Sperry
Douglas H. Thomas, architect of Belvedere Hotel
John Appleton Wilson
James Bosley Noel Wyatt, architect of Baltimore City Courthouse and homes in Roland Park

List of Famous Authors, journalists From Maryland

John Barth, author
Carl Bernstein, journalist
Hanne Blank, author
Ann Brashares, author
Pat Brown, author, criminal profiler
James M. Cain, journalist and crime fiction author
Kiran Chetry, journalist
Connie Chung, journalist
Tom Clancy, novelist
Lucille Clifton, poet
Frank Deford, journalist
Matt Drudge, journalist, radio talk show host
Roland Flint, poet
Courtney Friel, entertainment reporter for Fox News
Jesse Glass, poet, folklorist
Dashiell Hammett, detective fiction author
Karen Hesse, author
Zora Neale Hurston, author
Sophie Kerr, author
Gayle King, editor
Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN Analyst
Munro Leaf, children’s author
Rick Leventhal, correspondent for Fox News
H. L. Mencken, journalist and social critic
Frank Miller, writer and artist
Ogden Nash, humorous poet
Edgar Allan Poe, poet and writer
Adrienne Rich, poet and feminist
Nora Roberts, author
John Thomas Scharf, author, historian, lawyer, politician, and Confederate soldier and sailor
Karl Shapiro, poet
Upton Sinclair, author
Norman Solomon, journalist, media critic
Bud Sparhawk, science fiction author
Anne Tyler, author
Leon Uris, author
Scott Van Pelt, ESPN anchor and radio host
James Wolcott, journalist, social critic
Mary Downing Hahn,author

List of Famous Musicians From Maryland

Tori Amos, singer/songwriter
BT, electronic musician
Niki Barr, singer/songwriter
Keter Betts, jazz bassist
Eubie Blake, ragtime, jazz and pop composer, lyricist
Guy Blakeslee, AKA Entrance, singer/songwriter
Bossman, rapper
Toni Braxton, singer
Kev Brown, rapper and producer
Mark Bryan, guitarist for the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish
David Byrne, singer/guitarist of rock band Talking Heads
Bill Callahan, singer/songwriter formerly known as Smog
Cab Calloway, jazz singer and bandleader
Eva Cassidy, singer/songwriter
Cex, electronic musician
JC Chasez, singer, songwriter and producer; former member of pop group N’Sync
John Christ, former guitarist of the hard rock band Danzig
Dan Deacon, electronic musician
Adam Duritz, singer of rock band Counting Crows
Cass Elliot, singer of pop band The Mamas & the Papas
Sam Endicott, singer of rock band The Bravery
John Fahey, folk/blues guitarist
Mark Fax, composer
Dean Felber, bass guitarist for the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish
Danny Gatton, guitarist
Ginuwine, R&B singer
Philip Glass, composer
Robert Gordon, rockabilly singer
Tamyra Gray, singer/actress
Billie Holiday, singer
Ron Holloway, tenor saxophonist
Julienne Irwin, singer and America’s Got Talent finalist
LaKisha Jones, American Idol
Tommy Keene, singer/songwriter
Greg Kihn, New Wave and pop musician and singer
Joe Lally, bassist of rock band Fugazi
Nathan Larson, film soundtrack composer; guitarist of rock bands Shudder to Think and Hot One
Rod Lee, Baltimore club producer/DJ
Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter
Nils Lofgren, solo rock musician and guitarist with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band
Benji Madden, guitarist for Good Charlotte
Joel Madden, lead singer for Good Charlotte
Mario, singer/songwriter
Christina Milian, singer/songwriter/actress/dancer
Mýa, singer/songwriter and dancer
Ric Ocasek, former frontman of The Cars
Barry Louis Polisar, singer/songwriter of children’s music
Greg Puciato, singer of metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan
Gina Schock, drummer of rock band The Go-Go’s
Sisqó, lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill
Noel Paul Stookey, singer with Peter, Paul and Mary
Evan Taubenfeld, ex-guitarist and backup vocalist for pop star Avril Lavigne; singer and rhythm guitarist for The Black List Club
Chester Thompson, drummer, frequent collaborator with Genesis
Miss Tony, Baltimore club singer
Chick Webb, jazz and swing drummer and bandleader
Scott “Wino” Weinrich, doom metal guitarist and vocalist
Erica Wheeler, folk singer/songwriter
Frank Zappa, singer, guitarist and composer

List of Famous Musical groups From Maryland

A//Political
All Time Low
Animal Collective
Beach House
Black Tambourine
Channels
Clutch
Dog Fashion Disco
Dru Hill
Dying Fetus
Earthride
Good Charlotte
Half Japanese
The Hated
The Hidden Hand
Hotspur
Internal Void
Iron Man
Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
Kix
Lake Trout
Laughing Colors
Live Alien Broadcast
Lungfish
Mary Prankster
Misery Index
Moss Icon
The Obsessed
Oddzar
Of A Revolution
The Oranges Band
The Orioles
Reptile House
Revelation
The Royalettes
Sixty Watt Shaman
Spirit Caravan
SR-71
Trans Am
Unorthodox
Velocity Girl
Void
Wakefield
Wilderness
Wretched

List of Famous Actors, filmmakers, and entertainers From Maryland

Chris Adler, actor
Gbenga Akinnagbe, actor
Lori Alan, voice actress
Aamir Ali, Indian television actor
Karen Allen, actress
Jay Ashley, pornographic film star
John Astin, actor
Noelle Beck, actress
Lewis Black, comedian, actor
Edwin Booth, actor
Julie Bowen, actress
Kimberly J. Brown, actress
Josh Charles, actor
Kevin Clash, puppeteer
Josh Clark, actor
Hans Conreid. voice actor
Whitney Cummings, stand-up comedienne
Alexis Denisof, actor
Eddie Deezen, actor
Divine, actor, drag-queen
David Drake, playwright, actor, stage director
Charles Dutton, actor
Michael Ealy, actor
Anna Faris, actress
Evan Farmer, actor/singer/television personality
Faith Fay, actress
Wayne Federman, comedian, actor, author
Ben Feldman, actor
Judah Friedlander, comedian, actor
Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality, actress, singer
Anita Gillette, actress
Ira Glass, radio personality, producer
John Glover, actor
Alfred Gough, screenwriter and producer
Holter Graham, actor
Linda Hamilton, actress
Brandon Hardesty, actor
Linda Harrison, model, actress
David Hasselhoff, actor
Shawn Hatosy, actor
Goldie Hawn, actress
Robert Hays, actor
Jim Henson, filmmaker and puppeteer
Taraji P. Henson, actor
Brendan Hines, actor, singer
Jennifer Hurt, Playboy model
Mo’Nique Imes-Jackson, actress
Thomas Jane, actor
Rian Johnson, filmmaker
Spike Jonze, music video director, filmmaker, and producer
Kevin Kilner, actor
Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian, director and producer
Barry Levinson, filmmaker
Peyton List, actress, model
Ernie Lively, actor
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress
William H. Macy, actor
Paula Marshall, actress
Dale Midkiff, actor
Debra Monk, actress, singer
Cookie Mueller, actress, writer
Edward Norton, actor
Devika Parikh, actress
Mark Pellington, film director
Sam Phillips, actress, model, radio DJ
Robin Quivers, talk show host, radio personality
Lance Reddick, actor
Patricia Richardson, actress
Mark Rolston, actor
Jessica Lee Rose, actress
John Rothman, actor
Thomas Rothman, film executive
Mike Rowe, TV show host
Richard Schiff, actor
Dwight Schultz, actor
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
Sylvester Stallone, actor
Daniel Stern, actor
Mink Stole, actress
Wanda Sykes, comedienne, actress
Tracie Thoms, actress
Gil Wadsworth, producer
Jonathan Ward, actor
John Waters, filmmaker
Sean Whalen, actor
Montel Williams, talk show host

List of Famous Athletes From Maryland

Nick Adenhart, baseball player
Joe Alexander, basketball player
Brady Anderson, baseball player
Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
Harold Baines, baseball player
Frank Baker, baseball player
Ken Bannister, basketball player
Steve Barber, baseball player
Michael Beasley, basketball player
Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots
Len Bias, basketball player
Lonny Baxter, basketball player
Keith Bogans, basketball player
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, basketball player
Josh Boone, basketball player
Riddick Bowe, world heavyweight champion boxer
Charles Bradley, basketball player
Dudley Bradley, basketball player
Troy Brohawn, baseball player
Andre Brown, football player
Sam Cassell, basketball player
Brett Cecil, baseball player
Colin Cloherty, football player
Dante Cunningham, basketball player
Quintin Dailey, basketball player
Adrian Dantley, basketball player
Dominique Dawes, Olympic gymnast
Juan Dixon, basketball player
Joey Dorsey, basketball player
Kevin Durant, basketball player
Michel Faulkner, football player
Duane Ferrell, basketball player
Danny Ferry, basketball player
Tony Fiammetta, football player
Gavin Floyd, baseball player
Moise Fokou, football player
Domonique Foxworth, football player
Jimmy Foxx, HOF baseball player
Steve Francis, basketball player
Rudy Gay, basketball player
James Gist, basketball player
Jeff Green, basketball player
Donté Greene, basketball player
Gabe Gross, baseball player
Lefty Grove, HOF baseball player
Jeff Halpern, hockey player
Derrick Harvey, football player
Darrius Heyward-Bey, football player
Roy Hibbert, basketball player
Calvin Hill, football player, father of Grant Hill
Katie Hoff, swimmer
Jarrett Jack, basketball player
Tanard Jackson, football player
Tracy Jackson, basketball player
Bryant Johnson, football player
Larry Johnson, football player
Al Kaline, HOF baseball player
Stacy Keibler, professional wrestler
Rick Knapp, pitching coach
Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder
Ty Lawson, basketball player
Sugar Ray Leonard, HOF boxer
Reggie Lewis, basketball player
Matt Maloney, basketball player
Roger Mason, basketball player
Kimmie Meissner, World Champion figure skater
Shawne Merriman, football player
Terence Morris, basketball player
Leo Mazzone, former pitching coach with the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles
Daniel Muir, football player
Jeff Nelson, baseball player
Quinn Ojinnaka, football player
Travis Pastrana, motorsport athlete
Sam Perlozzo, baseball player, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles
Julian Peterson, football player
Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer
Tom Phoebus, baseball player
Billy Ripken, baseball player
Cal Ripken, Jr.,HOF baseball player
Bob Robertson, baseball player
Josh Roenicke, baseball player
Axl Rotten, professional wrestler
Babe Ruth, HOF baseball player
Jim Schwartz, head coach – Detroit Lions
Dennis Scott, basketball player
Kevin Shaffer, football player
Visanthe Shiancoe, football player
Pam Shriver, tennis player
Gene Shue, basketball player
Dickey Simpkins, basketball player
Tubby Smith, basketball coach
Larry Spriggs, basketball player
Mike Sweetney, basketball player
Ron Swoboda, baseball player – 1969 New York Mets World Series Champions
Mark Teixeira, baseball player
Marvin Webster, basketball player
Delonte West, basketball player
Brian Westbrook, football player – Philadelphia Eagles
Byron Westbrook, football player – Washington Redskins
Derrick Williams, football player
Reggie Williams, basketball player
David Wingate, basketball player
Kennard Winchester, basketball player
Jay Witasick, baseball player

List of Famous Visual artists From Maryland

Norman Carlberg – sculptor
Frank Cho, comic book creator, writer and artist
Jane Frank- painter, sculptor, mixed media artist, illustrator
Lee Gatch – painter, mixed media artist
Elaine Hamilton, painter
Morris Louis, painter
Anne Truitt, sculptor

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