Baltimoreans
Some were born here, some died here, and some lived here during an important period of time. They all called Baltimore home.
Baltimoreans have made numerous significant contributions to the arts, sciences, and popular culture.
 Spiro Agnew (1918–1996) POLITICIAN |
 Howard Ashman (1950–1991) COMPOSER |
 John Astin (1930– ) ACTOR |
 Russell Baker (1925– ) WRITER |
 Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) SCIENTIST |
 Eubie Blake (1883–1983) MUSICIAN |
 David Byrne (1952– ) MUSICIAN |
 Cab Calloway (1907–1994) BANDLEADER |
 Tom Clancy (1947– ) WRITER |
 Divine (1945–1988) ACTOR |
 Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) ABOLITIONIST |
 Charles Dutton (1951– ) ACTOR |
 Johnny Eck (1911–1991) FREAK |
 Cass Elliot (1941–1974) SINGER |
 F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) WRITER |
 David Hasselhoff (1952– ) ACTOR |
 Billie Holiday (1915–1959) SINGER |
 Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) LAWYER |
 Barry Levinson (1942– ) DIRECTOR |
 Laura Lippman (1959– ) WRITER |
 Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) LAWYER |
 H.L. Mencken (1880–1956) WRITER |
 Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–1888) INVENTOR |
 Garry Moore (1915–1993) TV SHOW HOST |
 Ogden Nash (1902–1971) WRITER |
 Edward Norton (1969– ) ACTOR |
 Ric Ocasek (1949– ) MUSICIAN |
 Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) WRITER |
 Parker Posey (1968– ) ACTOR |
 Robin Quivers (1952– ) RADIO SHOW HOST |
 Howard E. Rollins (1950–1996) ACTOR |
 Cal Ripken Jr (1960– ) BASEBALL PLAYER |
 Mike Rowe (1962– ) TV SHOW HOST |
 Babe Ruth (1895–1948) BASEBALL PLAYER |
 Wallis Simpson (1895–1986) DUCHESS |
 David Simon (1960– ) WRITER |
 Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) WRITER |
 Jada Pinkett Smith (1971– ) ACTOR |
 Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) MUSICIAN |
 Michael Tucker (1945– ) ACTOR |
 Anne Tyler (1941– ) WRITER |
 John Waters (1946– ) DIRECTOR |
 Montel Williams (1956– ) TV SHOW HOST |
 Oprah Winfrey (1954– ) TV SHOW HOST |
 Frank Zappa (1940–1993) MUSICIAN |
