List of people from Maryland
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The following are some notable people from the U.S. state of Maryland, listed by field of endeavor.
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[edit] Politicians, Jurists, and Statesmen
- 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.
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton, lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Samuel Chase, Supreme Court Justice
- J. Joseph Curran, Jr., state Attorney General and former Lt. Governor
- Frederick Douglass, abolitionist
- Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor of Maryland
- John Hanson, first president of the United States in Congress Assembled
- Thurgood Marshall, civil rights leader and 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, Mayor of Baltimore
- William Paca, (1740-1799), born in Abingdon, signer of the Declaration of Independence. <ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"> (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.</ref>
- Sargent Shriver, politician, former Vice Presidential candidate
- Michael S. Steele, Lt. Governor of Maryland
- Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the United States
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lt. Governor of Maryland and oldest daughter of Robert F. Kennedy
- Lucas Hogue, incited the "spaghetti riot" of 1912, and one of the unknown founders of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
- Wil Zaret, cult leader arrested in 1987
[edit] Scientists and Inventors
- Benjamin Banneker, astronomer, clockmaker, and publisher
- Dr. Ben Carson, noted neurosurgeon
- Rachel Carson, pioneering environmentalist
- Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator (2005 -
- Edward Witten, noted physicist/mathematician (born in Maryland)
[edit] Authors, Journalists
- John Barth, postmodern writer (The Sot-Weed Factor)
- Carl Bernstein, journalist
- James M. Cain, journalist and crime fiction author (Mildred Pierce, The Postman Always Rings Twice)
- Kiran Chetry, journalist, host on Fox News Channel
- Tom Clancy, novelist
- Ty Ford, trade journalist, technical journalist, "Advanced Audio Production Techniques" and "Ty Ford's Audio Bootcamp Field Guide."
- Jesse Glass, poet, folklorist
- Dashiell Hammett, detective fiction author
- Gayle King, editor of O, The Oprah Magazine.
- Ronald Damien Malfi, novelist
- Wayne Federman, biographer Pete Maravich
- H. L. Mencken, journalist and social critic
- Frank Miller, writer and artist
- Edgar Allan Poe, poet and writer
- Adrienne Rich, poet and feminist
- Karl Shapiro, poet
- Upton Sinclair, author
- Anne Tyler, author
- Leon Uris, author
- Montel Williams, talk show host
- Ann Brashares, author of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Individuals
- Tori Amos, singer/songwriter
- Niki Barr, singer/songwriter
- Mario Barrett, AKA Mario, singer/songwriter
- Eubie Blake, composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music, as well as a lyricist
- Guy Blakeslee, AKA Entrance, singer/songwriter
- Anthony Boston, AKA Miss Tony, Baltimore club singer
- Toni Braxton, singer
- Heath "Epic Savier" Harris, rapper/producer/songwriter/CEO/activist
- Kev Brown, rapper and producer
- David Byrne, singer/guitarist of rock band Talking Heads
- Cab Calloway, famous jazz singer and bandleader
- Eva Cassidy, singer and musician
- 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
- John Fahey, renowned folk/blues guitarist
- Ty Ford, relatively unknown folk/blues guitarist, singer/songwriter
- Philip Glass, composer
- Billie Holiday, singer
- Ryan Kidwell, AKA Cex, electronic musician
- Rod Lee, Baltimore club producer/DJ
- Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter
- Ric Ocasek, former frontman of The Cars
- Ashley Parker Angel, former boy band member of O-Town
- Barry Louis Polisar, singer/songwriter of children's music
- Greg Puciato, singer of metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Brian Rich, AKA B Rich, rapper
- Gina Schock, drummer, best known with The Go-Go's
- Noble Sissle, jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright
- Frank Ski, AKA Frankski, Baltimore club producer/DJ
- Sean Spencer, AKA DJ Spen, Baltimore club producer/DJ
- Chester Thompson, drummer, frequent collaborator with Genesis
- Evan Taubenfeld, ex-guitarist and backup vocalist for pop star Avril Lavigne; Singer And Rhythm Guitarist For The Black List Club
- Frank Zappa, singer, guitarist and composer
- Danny Gatton, innovative and influential guitarist
- Greg Kihn, New Wave and pop musician and singer
- Nils Lofgren, solo rock musician and guitarist with Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band
[edit] Musical groups
- A//Political
- Clutch
- Crack the Sky
- Dog Fashion Disco
- Dru Hill
- Dying Fetus
- Good Charlotte
- Grey March
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack
- Kix
- Lake Trout
- Laughing Colors
- Live Alien Broadcast
- Lungfish
- Margret Heater
- Mary Prankster
- Moss Icon
- Of a Revolution (O.A.R.)
- The Orioles
- Reptile House
- Slot Racer
- Spank rock
- SR-71
- VooDoo Blue
- Wilderness
[edit] Actors, Filmmakers, and Entertainers
- John Astin, actor
- Lewis Black, comedian, actor
- Julie Bowen, actress
- Kimberly J. Brown, actress
- Josh Charles, actor
- Kevin Clash, puppeteer
- Hans Conreid. voice actor
- Alexis Denisof, actor
- Divine, actor, drag-queen
- Charles Dutton, actor
- Anna Faris, actress ("Scary Movie")
- Evan Farmer, TV personality ("While You Were Out"), singer/actor ("MTV's 2ge+her")
- Wayne Federman, comedian, actor, author
- Ty Ford, AFTRA/SAG actor, Homicide (one show, third season), taxicab driver John Waters "A Dirty Shame", coporate/industrial films and commercials.
- Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel), music video director, filmmaker, and producer
- Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality, actress, singer
- John Glover, actor
- Linda Hamilton, actress
- Linda Harrison, model, actress (Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)
- David Hasselhoff, actor
- Goldie Hawn, actress
- Robert Hays, actor
- Taraji P. Henson, actor
- Jim Henson, filmmaker and puppeteer
- Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson, actress
- Barry Levinson, filmmaker
- William H. Macy, actor
- Paula Marshall, actress
- Edward Norton, actor
- Patricia Richardson, actress
- Jessica Lee Rose, actress
- Mike Rowe, TV show host
- Dwight Schultz, actor
- Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
- Daniel Stern, actor (Blue Thunder, City Slickers, The Wonder Years)
- John Waters, filmmaker
[edit] Athletes
- Dominique Dawes, Olympic gymnast
- Juan Dixon, basketball player
- Steve Francis, basketball player
- Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
- Jeff Halpern, American hockey player
- Leo Mazzone, renowned pitching coach (baseball)
- Julian Peterson, football player
- Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player
- Billy Ripken, baseball player
- Babe Ruth, baseball player
- Tubby Smith, basketball coach
- Mark Teixeira, baseball player
- Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer
- Frank Baker, baseball player
- Axl Rotten, professional wrestler
- Jimmy Foxx, HOF baseball player
[edit] Visual Artists
- Norman Carlberg - sculptor
- Jane Frank- painter, sculptor, mixed media artist, illustrator
- Lee Gatch - painter, mixed media artist
- Elaine Hamilton (Elaine Hamilton O'Neal), painter
- Morris Louis, painter
- William Rhinehart, sculptor
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
- John Wilkes Booth, actor and Lincoln assassin
- Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, First Lord Baltimore and proprietary governor
- John Carroll, first Roman Catholic archbishop in the US
- Stephen Decatur, naval hero of the War of 1812
- Matthew Henson, explorer
- Johns Hopkins, businessman and philanthropist
- Stacy Keibler,World Wrestling Entertainment Diva
- Francis Scott Key, writer of the national anthem
- George Peabody, founder of the Peabody Institute, philanthropist
- Robin Quivers, radio talk show host
- James Rouse, city planner
- Raymond A. Spruance, admiral
- Ben Stein, actor, author, economist, former political speechwriter
- Harriet Tubman, leader on the Underground Railroad
- Dr. Jacob Lumbrozo, first Jew to permanently settle in the New World
- Charles Moose, former police chief of Montgomery County, Maryland, gained notability investigating the Beltway sniper attacks of 2002
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