List of people from Baltimore
This is a list of famous or notable people who were born in or lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
A
- Horace Abbott (1806–87), born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, moved to Baltimore in 1836, iron manufacturer, supplied the armor for the USS Monitor
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell (1806–1888), born in East Providence, Rhode Island, founder of the Baltimore Sun[1]
- David T. Abercrombie (1867–1931), born in and raised in Baltimore, founder of Abercrombie & Fitch
- Don Abney (1923–2000), jazz pianist
- Rosalie Silber Abrams (1916–2009), first female and Jewish majority leader in the Maryland State Senate[2]
- Henry Adams (1858 Germany – 1929 Baltimore), prominent mechanical engineer, co-founder of ASHVE
- Otto Eugene Adams (1889–1968), architect
- Charles Adler, Jr. (1899–1980), inventor
- Larry Adler (1914–2001), harmonica player
- Spiro Agnew (1918–1996), born in Baltimore County; Governor of Maryland and Vice-President of the United States under Richard Nixon
- John W. Albaugh (1837–1909), actor
- Franklin A. Alberger (1825–1877), Mayor of Buffalo, New York
- William Albert (1816–1879), member of the United States House of Representatives, born in Baltimore
- Grant Aleksander (born 1959), actor
- John Aler (born 1949), lyric tenor
- Hattie Alexander (1901–1968), pediatrician and microbiologist
- Robert Alexander (1863–1941), World War I general, commander of the 77th Infantry Division
- All Time Low, pop punk band formed in Baltimore by Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, and Zack Merrick
- Yari Allnutt (born 1970), soccer player
- Cecilia Altonaga (born 1962), judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Rafael Alvarez (born 1958), journalist
- John Patrick Amedori (born 1987), actor
- Tori Amos (born 1963), born in North Carolina, grew up in Baltimore; singer, songwriter and pianist
- William H. Amoss (born 1936), politician, former Maryland State Senator
- Charles W. Anderson, awarded the Medal of Honor
- Curt Anderson (born 1949), politician, broadcast journalist, member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Mignon Anderson (1892–1983), silent film actress
- Richard Snowden Andrews (1830–1903), architect, Confederate officer
- Peter Angelos (born 1929), born in Pittsburgh, attorney, owner of the Baltimore Orioles
- Felix Angus (1839–1925), Union Army general, editor and publisher of Baltimore American newspaper, buried under Black Aggie[3]
- Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), born in New York, grew up in Baltimore; professional basketball player for the New York Knicks
- George Armistead (1780–1818), born in Virginia, Commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore
- Lewis Addison Armistead (1817–1863), born in North Carolina, Confederate general mortally wounded at Gettysburg, buried in Baltimore
- Annie Armstrong (1850–1938), Baptist missionary
- Bess Armstrong (born 1953), actress
- John S. Arnick (born 1933), politician, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Howard Ashman (1950–1991), Academy Award-winning lyricist (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors)
- John Astin (born 1930), TV and film actor, Gomez Addams on The Addams Family television series
- Lisa Aukland (born 1957), professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
- Robert Austrian (1916–2007), physician, medical researcher, winner of the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award
- Tavon Austin (born 1991), wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams
- Flo Ayres (born 1923), nationally known radio actress
- Leah Ayres (born 1957), actress
B
- David Bachrach (1845–1921), lived in Baltimore on Linden Avenue and Whitelock, photographer, took the only known photo of Lincoln giving the Gettysburg address, uncle to Gertrude Stein
- Penn Badgley (born 1986), born in Baltimore, actor, Dan Humphrey from Gossip Girl
- 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
- Joshua Barney (1759–1818), commodore in the United States Navy
- John Barth (born 1930), author
- Gary Bartz (born 1940), jazz saxophonist
- Bernadette Bascom (born 1962), R&B singer
- Robbie Basho (1940–1986), guitarist and singer
- Marty Bass, WJZ-TV weatherman
- Sylvia Beach (1887–1962), owned Shakespeare and Company, key bookstore for expatriates in Paris
- Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957), novelist and professor at Goucher College
- 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
- Clarence W. Blount (1921–2003), Maryland State Senate
- A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970), photojournalist for The Baltimore Sun
- Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues (born 1965), former professional basketball player with the Charlotte Hornets
- 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
- Keith Booth (born 1974), current Maryland Terrapins assistant coach and former Chicago Bulls player
- 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
- Ryan Boyle (born 1981), MLL and NLL lacrosse player, graduate of the Gilman School
- Conrad Brooks (born 1931), B movie actor
- Kimberly Brooks, voice actress
- George William Brown, Mayor of Baltimore during Pratt Street Riot
- Rosey Brown (1932–2004), football star for the New York Giants; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; attended Morgan State University in Baltimore
- James M. Buchanan (1803–1876), Judge and United States Ambassador to Denmark
- Robert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), Union army general
- Tony Bunn (born 1957), jazz bassist, composer, producer
- Elizabeth Burmaster (born 1954), Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
- Beverly Lynn Burns (born 1949), became the first woman Boeing 747 airline captain on July 18, 1984
- David Byrne (born 1952), songwriter for the new wave band Talking Heads, grew up in Baltimore County
C
- James M. Cain (1892–1977), author
- Cab Calloway (1907–1994), jazz singer and bandleader, raised in Baltimore
- Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), proprietary governor
- Leonard Calvert (1606–1647), first governor of the Province of Maryland
- Ben Cardin (born 1943), member of the United States Senate and former member of United States House of Representatives
- Meyer Cardin (1907–2005), Democratic state delegate (1936–38), former Judge Baltimore City Supreme Bench[4]
- John Carroll (1735–1815), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States
- Ben Carson (born 1951), born and raised in Detroit, Michigan; noted neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Hetty Cary (1836–1892), maker of one of the first three battle flags of the Confederacy
- Sam Cassell (born 1969), former professional basketball player.
- Brett Cecil (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Dennis Chambers (born 1959), drummer (P-Funk All Stars, Steely Dan)
- Norman "Chubby" Chaney (1914–1936), short-lived child actor, Our Gang
- Josh Charles (1971), actor, Sports Night, The Good Wife, Dead Poets Society
- Charley Chase (Parrott) (1893–1940), silent and sound film comedian, director
- Samuel Chase (1741–1811), signer of Declaration of Independence and US Supreme Court judge
- John Christ (born 1965), rock musician, Danzig classic lineup guitarist
- Tom Clancy (1947–2013), author of The Hunt for Red October
- Martha Clarke (born 1944), modern choreographer
- Mary Pat Clarke (born 1941), Baltimore City Council
- Kevin Clash (born 1960), puppeteer best known for portrayal of Elmo on Sesame Street
- Charles Pearce Coady (1868–1934), U.S. Congressman (D) for Maryland's 3rd District, 1913–1921
- Claribel Cone (1864–1929), with sister Etta, collected art of Matisse, Picasso, and Van Gogh
- Hans Conried (1917–1982), comic character actor and voice actor
- Kenny Cooper (born 1984), professional soccer player who currently plays for 1860 Munich in 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Miriam Cooper (1891–1976), silent film actress, co-starred in Birth of a Nation
- Nathan Corbett (born 1992), actor (The Wire, Half Nelson)
- Thomas Cromwell Corner (1865–1938), portrait artist
- Elijah E. Cummings (born 1951), U.S. Congressman (D) 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
- Brian Dannelly, director (Saved!, Weeds, United States of Tara)
- Clay Davenport, sabermetrician and computer programmer for NOAA
- Henrietta Vinton Davis (1860–1941), elocutionist, dramatist, and impersonator
- Angela Dawson, community activist murdered at age 36 along with her family in 2002
- Dan Deacon (born 1981), electronic musician
- Buddy Deane (1924–2003), disc jockey, host of TV dance show that inspired the movie Hairspray.
- Olive Dennis (1885–1957), railroad engineer
- Divine (1945–1988), drag queen persona of Glen Milstead, actor and singer
- Juan Dixon (born 1978), basketball player at University of Maryland, College Park and pro ranks
- Sheila Dixon (born 1951), first female mayor of Baltimore
- Stephen Dixon (born 1936), author
- Mary Dobkin (1902–1987), baseball coach
- James Lowry Donaldson (1814–1885), Union army general
- Henry Grattan Donnelly (1850–1931), author and playwright
- Art Donovan (1924–2013), Baltimore Colts, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Joey Dorsey (born 1983), professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets
- Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), abolitionist, statesman, orator, editor, author, prominent figure in African American history
- Dru Hill, R&B singing group
- W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963), founder of NAACP, lived in Baltimore 1939-1950
- Mildred Dunnock (1901–1991), Oscar-nominated theater, film and television actress
- Ferdinand Durang (c. 1785 – 1831), actor, best known as the first person to sing publicly Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- Adam Duritz (born 1964), singer with Counting Crows
- Charles S. Dutton (born 1951), actor
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- Joni Eareckson Tada (born 1949), Christian author and singer
- Robert Ehrlich (born 1957), former US Congressman, 60th Governor of Maryland
- Milton S. Eisenhower (1899–1985), president of Johns Hopkins University 1956–1967
- Louis E. Eliasberg (1896–1976), financier and numismatist known for assembling the only complete collection of U.S. coins ever
- Cass Elliot (1941–1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, singer, member of The Mamas & the Papas
- Donald B. Elliott, member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Joan Erbe (born 1926), painter and sculptor
- Cal Ermer (1923–2008), Minnesota Twins manager
- Ellery Eskelin (born 1959), jazz saxophonist, raised in Baltimore
- Damon Evans (born 1949), actor best known as the second to portray Lionel Jefferson on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons
F
- Diane Fanning, true crime author and novelist
- Anna Faris (born 1976), actress best known for her role in Scary Movie, born but not raised in Baltimore
- Steven Fischer (born 1972), film producer, two-time Emmy Award nominee, raised in northeast Baltimore City
- George Fisher, vocalist for death metal band Cannibal Corpse
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), author
- Jane Frank (1918–1986), abstract expressionist artist, painter, sculptor, mixed media and textile artist, pupil of Hans Hofmann
- George A Frederick (1842–1924), architect of Baltimore City Hall
- Antonio Freeman (born 1972), football wide receiver, most notably for the Green Bay Packers
- Mona Freeman (born 1926), actress, most notably for Black Beauty in 1946
- William H. French (1815–1881), Union army general
- Bill Frisell (born 1951), jazz guitarist and composer
G
- Joe Gans (1874–1910), Lightweight Boxing Champion
- John Work Garrett (1820–1884), banker, philanthropist, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O)
- Mary Garrett (1854–1915), suffragist and philanthropist
- Lee Gatch (1902–1968), abstract artist
- Rudy Gay (born 1986), basketball player at University of Connecticut and with the Memphis Grizzlies
- Herb Gerwig (born 1931), professional wrestler of the 1960s and 1970s known as Killer Karl Kox
- James Gibbons (1834–1921), cardinal, 9th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
- Garretson W. Gibson (1832–1910), President of Liberia 1900-1904
- Horatio Gates Gibson (1827–1924), Union army general
- Adam Gidwitz (born 1982), children's book author
- Duane Gill (born 1953), former WWE Wrestler (as Gillberg), currently operates a wrestling school and resides in Severn, Maryland
- Anita Gillette (born 1936), actress and game show personality
- Dondre Gilliam (born 1977), football player
- Ira Glass (born 1959), radio personality; host of This American Life, distributed by Public Radio International; cousin of Philip Glass
- Philip Glass (born 1937), minimalist composer
- Jacob Glushakow (1914–2000), painter
- Duff Goldman (born 1974), food artist, cake baker, television personality
- Tamir Goodman (born 1982), basketball player
- Jaimy Gordon (born 1944), author, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
- Brian Gottfried (born 1952), former tennis player, reached Nº3 in the world in 1977
H
- Edith Hamilton (1867–1963), "the greatest woman Classicist"
- Elaine Hamilton (1920–2010), artist born in Catonsville in Baltimore metro area
- Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal (born 1920), artist, born in Catonsville near Baltimore; graduated from Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art
- Louis Hamman (1877–1946), physician and namesake of Hamman's sign, Hamman's syndrome and Hamman-Rich syndrome
- Mary Hamman (1907–1984), writer and editor, daughter of Louis Hamman
- Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), detective writer of Maltese Falcon, born in Maryland and worked as a detective in Baltimore
- Steve Handelsman (born 1948), journalist
- Ken Harris (born 1963), City Councilman
- David Hasselhoff (born 1952), actor
- Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), photographer
- Raymond V. Haysbert (1920–2010), business executive and civil rights leader
- Maya Hayuk (born 1969), fine artist and muralist
- Mo'Nique Hicks (born 1967), comedian, television and film actress from Woodlawn, Maryland
- Alger Hiss (1904–1996), State Department official, accused of being a Soviet spy and convicted of perjury
- Katie Hoff (born 1989), Olympic medalist swimmer and multiple World Aquatics Championships gold medalist; lives in Baltimore
- Billie Holiday (1915–1959), born Eleanora Fagan Gough, jazz singer
- Sidney Hollander, humanitarian and civil and political rights activist
- Henry Holt (1840–1926), publisher, founded Henry Holt & Company in 1873
- Johns Hopkins (1795–1873), Quaker businessman, abolitionist and philanthropist whose bequest established Johns Hopkins University
- John Eager Howard (1752–1827), soldier, Governor of Maryland, namesake of Howard County, Maryland
- William Henry Howell (1860–1945), physiologist who pioneered the use of heparin as a blood anti-coagulant
- Christopher Hughes (1786–1849), diplomat
I
- Joseph Iglehart (1891–1979), financier
J
- Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson (1889–1975), pioneer civil rights activist, organizer of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP
- Harry Jeffra (born 1914), professional boxer, former World Bantamweight Champion
- Bryant Johnson (born 1981), professional football player with the San Francisco 49ers
- Natalie Joy Johnson (born 1978), film and stage actress, singer and dancer
- LaKisha Jones (born 1980), singer
- Thomas David Jones (born 1955), astronaut with doctorate in planetary science
- Brian Jordan (born 1967), pro baseball player, briefly a pro footballer
K
- David Kairys (born 1943), Professor of Law at Temple University School of Law
- Al Kaline (born 1934), Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers; Hall of Famer, never played in the minor leagues
- John Kassir (born 1957), actor, voice of the Crypt Keeper in Tales from the Crypt
- William Henry Keeler (born 1931), Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Stacy Keibler (born 1979), actress, former professional wrestler for WWE
- Thomas Kelso (Ireland 1784–1878), wealthy merchant, founder of the Kelso Home, philanthropist[5]
- John Pendleton Kennedy (1795–1870), US Secretary of the Navy, Congressman, speaker of the Maryland General Assembly, author, led the effort to end slavery in Maryland
- James Lawrence Kernan (1838–1912), Yiddish theater manager and philanthropist
- Stu Kerr (1928–1994), television personality and weatherman
- Ernest Keyser (1876–1959), sculptor
- Greg Kihn (born 1950), pop musician
- J. William Kime (1934–2006), Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, 1990-1994
- Mel Kiper, Jr. (born 1960), football analyst
- Jim Knipple (born 1977), professional stage director
- Jeff Koons (born 1955), artist and sculptor, graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
- K-Swift (1978–2008), born Khia Edgerton, club/radio DJ, remixer, MC, producer, and entrepreneur; radio personality at WERQ
- Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), author of children's books
L
- Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951), namesake of the HeLa cell line
- Bucky Lasek (born 1972), pro skateboarder
- Maysa Leak (born 1966), jazz singer
- Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), lyricist ("Hound Dog", "Stand by Me", "Poison Ivy", "Is That All There Is?", "Kansas City")
- Noah Lennox (born 1978), known as Panda Bear, sings and plays drums and electronics in the band Animal Collective
- Barry Levinson (born 1942), screenwriter, film director, and producer of film and television
- Kevin Levrone (born 1968), former IFBB professional bodybuilder, musician, actor and health club owner
- Hank Levy (1927–2001), jazz composer, founder of Towson University's jazz program
- Reggie Lewis (1965–1993), former professional basketball player
- Reginald F. Lewis (1942–1993), businessman
- Kevin Liles (born 1968), record executive; former president of Def Jam Recordings; former executive vice president of The Island Def Jam Music Group
- Eli Lilly (1838–1898), soldier, pharmaceutical chemist, industrialist, entrepreneur, founder of the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation
- Laura Lippman (born 1959), author of detective fiction
- Morris Louis (1912–1962), abstract expressionist painter
- G. E. Lowman (1897–1965), clergyman and radio evangelist
- Katharine Lucke (1875–1962), organist and composer
M
- Marvin Mandel (born 1920), former Governor of Maryland, assumed office upon resignation of Spiro Agnew
- William C. March (1923–2002), African American entrepreneur; founder of March Funeral Homes in Baltimore, the largest African American funeral services company in the US
- Mario (born 1986), born Mario Dewar Barrett, singer, grew up in Gwynn Oak, Maryland in Baltimore County
- Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993), first African American US Supreme Court Justice
- Nancy Mowll Mathews, art historian, curator, and author
- London May (born 1967), musician, drummed for Baltimore punk bands Reptile House, Samhain, and Tiger Army
- Aaron Maybin (born 1988), football player for the Buffalo Bills, picked in the 2009 NFL Draft
- Angel McCoughtry (born 1986), basketball player; first overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream
- Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus, 1921–2008), 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 Baltimore"
- Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–1899), inventor of the Linotype machine that revolutionized the art of printing
- Kweisi Mfume (born 1948), 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. (1911–1984), civil rights leader
- Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. (born 1967), Baltimore City Council, grandson of civil rights leader Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
- Parren Mitchell (1922–2007), 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 (born 1933), running back, Baltimore Colts, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Bessie Moses (1893–1965), gynecologist, obstetrician and birth control advocate
- Eddie Murray (born 1956), first baseman, Baltimore Orioles, member of Baseball Hall of Fame
- Max Muscle (born 1963), born John Czawlytko, professional wrestler known for his appearances in WCW in the mid-late 1990s
- Clarence Muse (1889–1979), actor
N
- Anita Nall, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
- Ogden Nash (1902–1971), poet
- James Crawford Neilson (1816–1900), architect
- Jeff Nelson (born 1966), professional baseball player, middle relief pitcher
- Harry Nice (1877–1941), 50th Governor, Maryland
- Joe Nice, dubstep DJ, moved to Baltimore from Southampton at the age of two
- Edward Norton (born 1969), actor who co-starred in Fight Club, The Italian Job, and The Incredible Hulk
- Brandon Novak (born 1978), skateboarder and member of Viva La Bam
O
- Ric Ocasek (born 1949), vocalist and frontman for The Cars
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919–1995), activist
- Frank O'Hara (1926–1966), poet
- Martin O'Malley (born 1963), born in Washington, D.C., Mayor of Baltimore, 61st Governor of Maryland
- Elaine O'Neal (born 1920), painter
- Ken Ono, mathematician, grew up in Towson
- Dorothea Orem (1914–2007), nursing theorist, creator of self-care deficit nursing theory
P
- William Paca (1740–1799), signatory to the Declaration of Independence; Governor of Maryland
- Tim Page (born 1954), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism; biographer of Dawn Powell
- Jim Palmer (born 1945), born in New York, Baseball Hall of Fame starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1965–84
- James A. Parker (1922–94), African-American foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State
- Nicole Ari Parker (born 1971), actress
- Bob Parsons (born 1950), entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Go Daddy
- Travis Pastrana (born 1983), freestyle motocross, x-treme sports professional, spokesman for Red Bull
- Bernard H. Paul (1907–2005), puppeteer known for local television show Paul's Puppets
- Randy Pausch (1960–2008), former professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University
- Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), U.S. Representative from California, former Speaker of the House
- Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr. (1930–1988), chairman of United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1981 until his death in 1988; worked in Model Cities Program in Baltimore, 1968–1970[6]
- Vincent Pettway (born 1965), boxer, light middleweight boxing champion
- Michael Phelps (born 1985), swimmer from Baltimore County, multiple world-record holder, winner of more gold medals (18) and total medals (22) than any other Olympian
- Tom Phoebus (born 1942), MLB pitcher
- Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971), actress and singer
- Mathew Pitsch, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Fort Smith since 2015; former resident of Baltimore[7]
- Greg Plitt (1977–2015), fitness model and actor
- 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, football 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, soldier of fortune
- Gordon Porterfield, playwright, actor, poet and educator
- David Portner (born 1979), musician and lead singer of experimental avant-garde artpop band Animal Collective
- Parker Posey (born 1968), actress, known for Dazed and Confused, Waiting for Guffman, Scream 3, Best in Show
- Emily Post (1872–1960), author of etiquette books
- Boog Powell (born 1941), Orioles baseball player and Baltimore restaurant owner
- Enoch Pratt (1808–1896), businessman and philanthropist; founded Enoch Pratt Free Library, one of the oldest free public libraries in U.S.
- Helen Dodson Prince (1905–2002), astronomer who pioneered work in solar flares
- Rain Pryor (born 1969), actress
- Greg Puciato (born 1980), musician, singer for experimental metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan
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- Robin Quivers, sidekick of TV and radio personality Howard Stern
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- Hasim Rahman, boxer, former Heavyweight World Champion
- Jane Randall, contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15, and an IMG model
- John Rawls (1921–2002), professor of political philosophy at Harvard, author
- Lance Reddick, actor, Col. Cedric Daniels from The Wire
- Chris Renaud, animator and illustrator; co-director of The Lorax and Despicable Me; voice of Dave, Josh, Tim, and several other Minions
- Hilary Rhoda, fashion model
- Adrienne Rich (1929–2012), poet, writer, teacher, and feminist
- Charles Carnan Ridgely (1760–1829), 15th Governor of Maryland
- Billy Ripken (born 1964), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, second baseman for Baltimore Orioles
- Cal Ripken, Jr. (born 1960), born in Havre de Grace, infielder for Baltimore Orioles, member of Hall of Fame
- Cal Ripken, Sr. (1935–1999), coach and manager of Baltimore Orioles
- Brooks Robinson (born 1937), born Little Rock, Arkansas, third baseman for Baltimore Orioles 1955–77, member of Hall of Fame
- Frank Robinson (born 1935), born in Beaumont, Texas, outfielder for Baltimore Orioles, member of Hall of Fame
- Martin Rodbell (1925–1998), biochemist and molecular endocrinologist; won 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Josh Roenicke, baseball player in the Cincinnati Reds organization
- Eddie Rommel, American League pitcher and umpire
- Carroll Rosenbloom, owner of Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams
- Axl Rotten (born 1971), professional wrestler
- Francis Peyton Rous (1879–1970), pathologist who won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 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 Discovery Channel program Dirty Jobs
- Ruckus, born Claude Marrow, Professional wrestler
- Ruff Endz, R&B duo consisting of members David "Davinch" Chance and Dante "Chi" Jordan from Baltimore; best known for songs "No More" and "Someone to Love You"
- Mike Ruocco (born 1983), singer-songwriter of bands Plunge and Cinder Road; bassist of SR71
- Dutch Ruppersberger (born 1946), member of the United States House of Representatives (D)
- Harry W. Rusk, U.S. Congressman (D) for Maryland's 3rd District, 1886–1897
- Babe Ruth (1895–1948), iconic baseball player for the New York Yankees, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Rye Rye (born 1990), real name Ryeisha Berrain, dancer and rapper
S
- Pat Sajak, television personality, Wheel of Fortune host
- Al Sanders, TV 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 (1921–2011), Mayor of Baltimore, 58th Governor of Maryland, and 32nd Comptroller of Maryland
- Jason Schappert, aviator, born in Baltimore
- Kurt L. Schmoke (born 1949), former Mayor of Baltimore
- Gina Schock (born 1957), rock drummer The Go Go's, songwriter and actress
- Dwight Schultz (born 1947), actor, played H.M. Murdock in The A-Team series and Lt. Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Josh Selby, point guard for University of Kansas basketball team, No. 1 high school prospect in U.S. according to Rivals.com
- 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)
- Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), hip hop performer and rapper, lived on Greenmount Ave in East Baltimore for two years
- Karl Shapiro (1913–2000), US Poet Laureate 1946–47, born in Baltimore
- Richard Sher, WJZ-TV newscaster, Oprah Winfrey co-host
- Pam Shriver (born 1962), professional tennis player and broadcaster
- Sargent Shriver (1915–2011), born in Westminster, Maryland, politician, activist, driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps
- Eli Siegel (1902–1978), poet, critic, founder of philosophy Aesthetic Realism
- Jeff Siegel (born 1970), musician, writer, investment analyst and renewable energy expert; coined the phrase "green chip stocks"
- David Simon (born 1960), journalist for The Baltimore Sun, author, television series writer, producer, and creator (notably for The Wire)
- Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson (1896–1986), Duchess of Windsor
- Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, Pulitzer Prize winner, born in Baltimore
- Christian Siriano (born 1985), fashion designer; winner of fourth season of Project Runway; graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts
- Sisqó (born 1978), real name Mark Althavan Andrews, R&B and pop singer
- Cameron Snyder (1916–2010), sportswriter for The Baltimore Sun; winner of Dick McCann Memorial Award
- Raymond A. Spruance (1886–1969), United States Navy admiral in World War II
- Melissa Stark (born 1973), television personality and sportscaster for NFL Network
- John Steadman (1927–2001), sportswriter
- Michael S. Steele (born 1958), Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), art collector
- Andrew Sterett (1778–1807), US Naval Officer during the Quasi-War, Captain of USS Enterprise
- Donald Symington (born 1925), actor
- Stuart Symington (1901–1988), first Secretary of the Air Force; US Senator from Missouri
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- Evan Taubenfeld (born 1983)
- Michael Tearson (born 1948), pioneer underground DJ, concert and special appearance host, author, recording artist and actor
- Mark Texiera (born 1980), baseball player for the New York Yankees
- Jon Theodore (born 1973), musician, The Mars Volta's former drummer, Avril Lavigne's former guitarist
- Martha Carey Thomas (1857–1935), educator, suffragist, second President of Bryn Mawr College
- Tracie Thoms (born 1975), actress
- A. Andrew Torrence (1902–1940), Illinois state representative
- F. Morris Touchstone, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coach
- Anne Truitt (1921–2004), minimalist sculptor
- Michael Tucker (born 1944), actor
- Joseph Tumpach (1912–1968), Illinois state representative
- Jack Turnbull (born 1910), National Lacrosse Hall of Fame player
- Charles Yardley Turner (1850–1918), artist and muralist
- Jerry Turner, television news anchor
- Kathleen Turner (born 1954), actress, graduated University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Anne Tyler (born 1941), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Accidental Tourist)
U
- Ultra Naté (b. 1968), House music singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, club promoter, and entrepreneur
- Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), born in Pittsburgh; professional football player for the Baltimore Colts; in Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Leon Uris (1924–2003), novelist, author of Exodus
V
- Matthew VanDyke (born 1979), freedom fighter and Prisoner of War in the 2011 Libyan Civil War
- Nikolai Volkoff (born 1947), born in Croatia, Yugoslavia, WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler who has spent time in the Baltimore area
W
- 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
- John K. Waters (1906–1989), United States Army four-star general
- Earl Weaver (1930–2013), 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 bandleader; adopted Ella Fitzgerald
- Matthew Weiner (born 1965), creator of TV series Mad Men
- Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass (born 1941), founder of Merry-Go-Round clothing empire; portrayed by actor Mickey Rourke in 1982 film Diner
- Harry Wendelstedt (1938–2012), umpire in Major League Baseball
- George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976), graduated and taught medical school at Hopkins; won 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Reggie White (born 1970), American football player
- William Pinkney Whyte (1824–1908), US Senator, Governor of Maryland, Mayor of Baltimore
- Bernard Williams (born 1978), gold medalist in 4x100 meter relay at 2000 Sydney Olympics
- LaQuan Williams (born 1988), wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens who attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
- Montel Williams (born 1956), television personality
- Reggie Williams (born 1964), professional basketball player
- Oprah Winfrey (born 1954), television personality, actress, producer; born in rural Mississippi and raised in Milwaukee; worked at WJZ-TV in Baltimore
- David Wingate (born 1963), professional basketball player
- Danny Wiseman (born 1967), professional ten-pin bowler and 12-time winner on the PBA Tour
- 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
Y
- John H. Yardley, pathologist
- Steve Yeager (born 1948), award-winning filmmaker, writer, stage director and educator
- Joe Yingling (1867–1903), professional baseball pitcher
Z
- Geoff Zahn (born 1945), baseball pitcher
- Frank Zappa (1940–1993), singer, guitarist, composer and satirist
- Lillian Zuckerman (1916–2004), actress
References
- ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
- ↑ Jones, Brent (March 1, 2009). "State legislator who served 13 years in the Senate was a champion of health care reform and women's rights". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ↑ Hauck, Dennis William (2002). Haunted Places. New York: Penguin Group. p. 212. ISBN 0-14-200234-8. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
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