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The following are some notable people from the U.S. state of Maryland, listed by field of endeavor.
[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.
- Anthony G. Brown, current Lt. Governor of Maryland
- 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., Former 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, Current Governor of Maryland
- William Paca, (1740-1799), born in Abingdon, signer of the Declaration of Independence. [1]
- Sargent Shriver, politician, former Vice Presidential candidate
- Michael S. Steele, former 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
- Wil Zaret, cult leader arrested in 1987
- Nancy Pelosi, 60th United States Speaker of the House
[edit] Scientists and Inventors
[edit] Authors, Journalists
- John Barth, postmodern writer (The Sot-Weed Factor)
- Carl Bernstein, journalist
- Hanne Blank, author
- James M. Cain, journalist and crime fiction author (Mildred Pierce, The Postman Always Rings Twice)
- Kiran Chetry, journalist with CNN
- Tom Clancy, novelist
- Roland Flint, poet
- 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
- Nora Roberts, author
- 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
- Brandon, 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, lesser-known folk/blues guitarist
- Philip Glass, composer
- Billie Holiday, singer
- Ryan Kidwell, AKA Cex, electronic musician
- Rod Lee, Baltimore club producer/DJ
- Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter
- 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
- 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
[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.
- Rian Craig Johnson (born 1973 in Maryland) is an American writer and director, who won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, with his debut feature, Brick.
- 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
- Thomas Jane, actor (The Punisher)
- 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)
- Jonathan Ward, actor
- John Waters, filmmaker
[edit] Athletes
- Dominique Dawes, Olympic gymnast
- Juan Dixon, basketball player
- Steve Francis, basketball player
- Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
- Jeff Halpern, hockey player
- Al Kaline, HOF baseball player
- Leo Mazzone, pitching coach (baseball)
- Travis Pastrana, motorsport athlete
- Julian Peterson, football player
- Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player
- Babe Ruth, HOF 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
- Sugar Ray Leonard boxer
- Muggsy Bogues, basketball player
[edit] Visual Artists
[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 performer
- 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
