List of people from Maryland
The following are some notable people from the U.S. state of Maryland, listed by field of endeavor.
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, United States 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
- 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 United States Speaker of the House
- 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
Scientists and Inventors
- Ephraim Francis Baldwin, architect
- Benjamin Banneker, astronomer, clockmaker, and publisher
- Wright Butler, architect
- Dr. Ben Carson, neurosurgeon
- Rachel Carson, environmentalist
- Albert Cassell, architect
- Roger L. Easton, principal inventor of G.P.S.
- Michael Griffin, NASA administrator
- Mathias Shryock, architect
- Paul Reed Smith, luthier
- Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician
Authors, Journalists
- John Barth, author
- Carl Bernstein, journalist
- Hanne Blank, author
- Ann Brashares, author
- James M. Cain, journalist and crime fiction author
- Kiran Chetry, journalist
- Connie Chung, journalist
- Tom Clancy, novelist
- Lucille Clifton, poet
- Matt Drudge, journalist, radio talk show host
- Roland Flint, poet
- Jesse Glass, poet, folklorist
- Dashiell Hammett, detective fiction author
- Sophie Kerr, author
- Gayle King, editor
- Munro Leaf, children's author
- Ronald Damien Malfi, novelist
- 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
- Karl Shapiro, poet
- Upton Sinclair, author
- Norman Solomon, journalist, media critic
- Bud Sparhawk, science fiction author
- Anne Tyler, author
- Leon Uris, author
- James Wolcott, journalist, social critic
Musicians
Individuals
- 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
- 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 and The Papas
- Sam Endicott, singer of rock band The Bravery
- John Fahey, folk/blues guitarist
- Mark Fax, composer
- 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 (Season 6) finalist
- 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
- 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
- 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
Musical groups
- A//Political
- All Time Low
- Beach House
- Black Tambourine
- Channels
- Clutch
- Dog Fashion Disco
- Dru Hill
- Dying Fetus
- Earthride
- Good Charlotte
- Half Japanese
- The Hated
- The Hidden Hand
- Internal Void
- Iron Man
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack
- Kix
- Lake Trout
- Laughing Colors
- Live Alien Broadcast
- Lungfish
- Mary Prankster
- Maypole
- Misery Index
- Moss Icon
- The Obsessed
- Of A Revolution (O.A.R.)
- The Oranges Band
- The Orioles
- Reptile House
- Revelation
- The Royalettes
- Sixty Watt Shaman
- Spirit Caravan
- SR-71
- Trans Am
- Unorthodox
- Velocity Girl
- Void
- VooDoo Blue
- Wakefield
- Wilderness
- Wretched
Actors, Filmmakers, and Entertainers
- Chris Adler, actor
- John Astin, actor
- Lewis Black, comedian, actor
- Edwin Booth, 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
- Michael Ealy, actor
- Anna Faris, actress
- Evan Farmer, actor/singer/television personality
- Wayne Federman, comedian, actor, author
- Alfred Gough, screenwriter and producer
- Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality, actress, singer
- Ira Glass, radio personality, producer
- John Glover, actor
- Linda Hamilton, actress
- 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
- Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson, actress
- Thomas Jane, actor
- Rian Johnson, filmmaker
- Spike Jonze, music video director, filmmaker, and producer
- Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian, director and producer
- Barry Levinson, filmmaker
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress
- William H. Macy, actor
- Paula Marshall, actress
- Cookie Mueller, actress, writer
- Edward Norton, actor
- Robin Quivers, talk show host, radio personality
- Patricia Richardson, actress
- Jessica Lee Rose, actress
- Mike Rowe, TV show host
- Dwight Schultz, actor
- Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
- Daniel Stern, actor
- Mink Stole, actress
- Jonathan Ward, actor
- John Waters, filmmaker
- Montel Williams, talk show host
Athletes
- Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
- Harold Baines, baseball player
- Frank Baker, baseball player
- Ken Bannister, basketball player
- Steve Barber, baseball player
- Len Bias, basketball player
- Lonny Baxter, basketball player
- Tyrone "Mugsy" Bogues, basketball player
- Josh Boone, basketball player
- Riddick Bowe, world heavyweight champion boxer
- Troy Brohawn, baseball player
- Sam Cassell, basketball player
- Dominique Dawes, Olympic gymnast
- Juan Dixon, basketball player
- Jimmy Foxx, HOF baseball player
- Steve Francis, basketball player
- Rudy Gay, basketball player
- Lefty Grove, HOF baseball player
- Jeff Halpern, hockey player
- Calvin Hill, football player, father of Grant Hill
- Al Kaline, HOF baseball player
- Stacy Keibler, professional wrestler
- Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder
- Sugar Ray Leonard, HOF boxer
- Reggie Lewis, basketball player
- Leo Mazzone, pitching coach (baseball)
- Travis Pastrana, motorsport athlete
- Sam Perlozzo, baseball player, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles
- Julian Peterson, football player
- Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer
- Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player
- Axl Rotten, professional wrestler
- Babe Ruth, HOF baseball player
- Pam Shriver, tennis player
- Tubby Smith, basketball coach
- Mark Teixeira, baseball player
- Reggie Williams, basketball player
- David Wingate, basketball player
- Jay Witasick, baseball player
Visual Artists
- 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 (Elaine Hamilton O'Neal), painter
- Morris Louis, painter
- Anne Truitt, sculptor
Miscellaneous
- Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
- Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, First Lord Baltimore and proprietary governor
- John Carroll, first Roman Catholic archbishop in the US
- Robert Curbeam, astronaut
- Stephen Decatur, naval hero of the War of 1812
- Matthew Henson, explorer
- Johns Hopkins, businessman and philanthropist
- Francis Scott Key, writer of the national anthem
- Jacob Lumbrozo, first Jew to permanently settle in the New World
- George Peabody, founder of the Peabody Institute, philanthropist
- Frank Perdue, president of Perdue Farms
- James Rouse, city planner
- Raymond A. Spruance, admiral
- Ben Stein, actor, author, economist, former political speechwriter
- Harriet Tubman, leader on the Underground Railroad