This is a list of notable people who were born in or lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
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A Horace Abbott (1806–1887), born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, moved to Baltimore in 1836, iron manufacturer, supplied the armor for USS Monitor Arunah Shepherdson Abell (1806–1888), born in East Providence, Rhode Island, founder of the Baltimore Sun 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 Maryland State Senate Brendan Adams (born 2000), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Henry Adams (1858–1929), prominent mechanical engineer, co-founder of ASHVE; born in Germany, died in Baltimore 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; governor of Maryland 1967–1969 and vice president of the United States 1969–1973 Felix Agnus (1839–1925), Union Army general, editor and publisher of Baltimore American newspaper, buried under Black Aggie John W. Albaugh (1837–1909), actor Franklin A. Alberger (1825–1877), mayor of Buffalo, New York Al Albert (born 1949), college soccer coach and president of United Soccer Coaches William Albert (1816–1879), U.S. representative, born in Baltimore Grant Aleksander (born 1959), actor John Aler (1949–2022), lyric tenor Hattie Alexander (1901–1968), pediatrician and microbiologist Robert Alexander (1863–1941), World War I general, commander of 77th Infantry Division All Time Low, pop punk band formed in Baltimore by Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, and Zack Merrick Devin Allen, photographer and photojournalist Yari Allnutt (born 1970), soccer player who played for the United States national team Cecilia Altonaga (born 1962), judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Rafael Alvarez (born 1958), journalist John Patrick Amedori (born 1987), actor Adrian Amos (born 1993), safety for the Green Bay Packers Tori Amos (born 1963), born in North Carolina, grew up in Baltimore; singer, songwriter and pianist William H. Amoss (1936–1997), politician, former Maryland state senator Tom Amrhein (1911–1987), soccer player who played for the United States national team Charles W. Anderson (1844–1916), awarded Medal of Honor Curt Anderson (born 1949), politician, broadcast journalist, member of Maryland House of Delegates Mignon Anderson (1892–1983), silent film actress Richard Snowden Andrews (1830–1903), architect, Confederate officer Peter Angelos (1929–2024), born in Pittsburgh, attorney, former owner of the Baltimore Orioles Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), born in New York, grew up in Baltimore; professional basketball player formerly for the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, and Houston Rockets 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 (1933–2006), 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) Sonny Askew (born 1957), soccer player and coach who played for the United States national team 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 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award Tavon Austin (born 1991), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys Flo Ayres (1923–2022), nationally known radio actress Leah Ayres (born 1957), actress
B David Bachrach (1845–1921), lived in Baltimore, photographer, took 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 Orlando Bagwell (born 1951), film director Robert Lewis Baker (1937–1979), after whom Robert Baker Park is named, Federal Hill Russell Baker (1925–2019), raised in Baltimore, writer, political columnist for The New York Times Virginia S. Baker (1921–1998), nicknamed "Baltimore's First Lady of Fun", the Patterson Park Recreation Center in Baltimore is named in her honor F. Clever Bald (1897–1970), historian and professor Florence E. Bamberger (1882–1965), pedagogue, school supervisor, and progressive education advocate Louis Bamberger (1855–1944), businessman, department store owner, and philanthropist Lloyd Banks (born 1982), rapper born in Baltimore and raised in Queens, New York Margaret Barker (1908–1992), actress, director, producer, educator, and playwright Jasmine Arielle Barnes (born 1991), composer, vocalist, and educator Joshua Barney (1759–1818), commodore in U.S. Navy Christian Barreiro (born 1990), soccer player John Barth (1930–2024), author Gary Bartz (born 1940), jazz saxophonist Bernadette Bascom (born 1962), R&B singer Robbie Basho (1940–1986), guitarist and singer Isaac Rieman Baxley (1850–1920), poet 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 Ben Bender (born 2001), soccer player Jacob Beser (1921–1992), only person to crew both atomic bomb missions in World War II Caleb Biggers (born 1999), American football player Eubie Blake (1887–1983), composer of ragtime, jazz and popular music Shelly Blake-Plock (born 1974), entrepreneur and musician Nili Block (born 1995), Israeli world champion kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter Clarence W. Blount (1921–2003), Maryland State Senate A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970), photojournalist for The Baltimore Sun Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues (born 1965), professional basketball player John R. Bolton (born 1948), National Security advisor of the United States, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851–1921), U.S. attorney general, secretary of the Navy, relative of Napoleon Keith Booth (born 1974), Maryland Terrapins assistant coach, former Chicago Bulls player William S. Booze (1862–1933), former U.S. congressman for Maryland's 3rd District John Borozzi (born 1954), soccer player, coach, and executive Julie Bowen (Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer; born 1970), film and TV actress, star of Modern Family Andrew J. Boyle (1911–2001), U.S. Army lieutenant general Ryan Boyle (born 1981), MLL and NLL lacrosse player, graduate of the Gilman School Cora Belle Brewster (1859–1937), physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor Flora A. Brewster (1852–1919), Baltimore's first women surgeon Margaret Sutton Briscoe (1864–1941), short story writer Conrad Brooks (1931–2017), B movie actor Buster Brown (1913–2002), tap dancer George William Brown (1812–1890), mayor of Baltimore during the Pratt Street Riot Rosey Brown (1932–2004), football star for New York Giants; member of Pro Football Hall of Fame; attended Morgan State University in Baltimore James M. Buchanan (1803–1876), judge and U.S. ambassador to Denmark Robert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), Union army general Tony Bunn (born 1957), jazz bassist, composer, producer Elise Burgin (born 1962), tennis player Elizabeth Burmaster (born 1954), superintendent of public instruction of Wisconsin Beverly Lynn Burns (born 1949), became first woman Boeing 747 airline captain on July 18, 1984 Ed Burns (born 1946), screenwriter and former homicide and narcotics police detective David Byrne (born 1952), songwriter for new wave band Talking Heads, grew up in Baltimore County
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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 Province of Maryland Josh Campbell (born 1978), soccer player Nick Campofreda (1914–1959), NFL player Ben Cardin (born 1943), U.S. senator and U.S. representative from Maryland Meyer Cardin (1907–2005), Democratic state delegate (1936–38), former judge, Baltimore City Supreme Bench Pete Caringi Jr. (born 1955), soccer player and coach Bub Carrington (born 2005), NBA player John Carroll (1735–1815), first Roman Catholic archbishop in U.S. Ben Carson (born 1951), born and raised in Detroit, Michigan; U.S. secretary of housing and urban development; noted neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital Hetty Cary (1836–1892), maker of one of first three battle flags of the Confederacy Sam Cassell (born 1969), professional basketball player and coach Brett Cecil (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Rome Cee (born 1982), rapper Dennis Chambers (born 1959), drummer (P-Funk All Stars, Steely Dan) Norman "Chubby" Chaney (1914–1936), short-lived child actor, Our Gang Josh Charles (born 1971), actor, Sports Night, The Good Wife, Dead Poets Society Charley Chase (Charles Joseph Parrott; 1893–1940), silent and sound film comedian, director Samuel Chase (1741–1811), signer of Declaration of Independence and US Supreme Court judge Jim Cherneski (born 1974), soccer player, coach, and inventor Robert F. Chew (1960–2013), actor, The Wire John Christ (born 1965), rock musician, Danzig classic lineup guitarist Tom Clancy (1947–2013), author of The Hunt for Red October and many other novels, several of which were made into motion pictures Jace Clark (born 2005), soccer player Martha Clarke (born 1944), modern choreographer Mary Pat Clarke (1941–2024), 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 Ta-Nehisi Coates (born 1975), MacArthur Fellow and National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me Andy Cohen (1904–1988), Major League Baseball second baseman and coach 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 Keandre Cook (born 1997), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Kenny Cooper (born 1984), soccer player who represented the United States national team Miriam Cooper (1891–1976), silent film actress, co-starred in The Birth of a Nation Martha Coston (1826–1904), inventor and businesswoman Thomas Cromwell Corner (1865–1938), portrait artist Elijah E. Cummings (1951–2019), U.S. congressman (D) for Maryland's 7th District Ida R. Cummings (1867–1958), Baltimore's first black kindergarten teacher Mary C. Curtis (born 1953), journalist Harvey Cushing (1869–1939), pioneer neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital
D Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (1903–1987), mayor of Baltimore, U.S. representative, father of Nancy Pelosi Bob Dalsemer (born 1943), square and contra dance writer and caller Brian Dannelly, director (Saved!, Weeds, United States of Tara) Clay Davenport, sabermetrician and computer programmer for NOAA Charles William Davis (born 1947), rapist and serial killer Gervonta Davis (born 1994), boxer 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 William deBuys (born 1949), author and conservationist 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 (1936–2019), author