39.2868° N, 76.6201° W
BALTIMORE
Most Famous People Born in Baltimore, United States
- Notable people
- 2,329
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1939
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 7.0×
A port city whose distinctive professions are baseball at seven times the global rate, basketball, and an unusually thick column of officers, novelists, and lawyers — the shape of a Mid-Atlantic city that has always sat at the meeting point of the Navy yard, the courts, and the literary establishment. Frank Zappa, Babe Ruth, Michael Phelps, and Edgar Allan Poe (who died here, not born) all belong to this bench, and the 19th-century tail is heavier than in most American cities its size.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Baltimore during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Baltimore Is Known For
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Politician is Baltimore's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (255).
Baltimore over-indexes on baseball — 7.0× the global rate.
Baltimore under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Baltimore's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Basket Clear ×
Gary Neal
Born 1984
Joey Dorsey
Born 1983
Rudy Gay
Born 1986
Muggsy Bogues
Born 1965
Dontaye Draper
Born 1984
Malcolm Delaney
Born 1989
Reggie Lewis
1965 - 1993
Will Barton
Born 1991
DaJuan Summers
Born 1988
Angel McCoughtry
Born 1986
Juan Dixon
Born 1978
Sam Cassell
Born 1969
Daniel Ochefu
Born 1993
Corsley Edwards
Born 1979
Danny Ferry
Born 1966
Kim English (basketball)
Born 1988
Candice Wiggins
Born 1987
Henry Sims
Born 1990
Bootsy Thornton
Born 1977
Gene Shue
Born 1931
Will Thomas (basketball)
Born 1986
Temi Fagbenle
Born 1992
C. J. Fair
Born 1991
Marcus Cousin
Born 1986
Josh Selby
Born 1991
Damion Lee
Born 1992
Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)
Born 1964
Jamel Artis
Born 1993
Ken Bannister
Born 1960
Rodney Monroe
Born 1968
Quintin Dailey
1961 - 2010
Keith Booth
Born 1974
Norman Black
Born 1957
Roscoe Smith
Born 1991
Bernard Hopkins (basketball)
Born 1973
Marcus Hatten
Born 1980
Leon Williams (basketball, born 1986)
Born 1986
Dudley Bradley
Born 1957
Kevin Palmer (basketball)
Born 1987
Thomas Jordan (basketball)
Born 1968
Kevin Braswell
Born 1979
Jack McClinton
Born 1985
Evers Burns
Born 1971
Marvin Webster
1952 - 2009
Shawnta Rogers
Born 1976
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Born 1995
Terry Dozier
Born 1966
David Wingate (basketball)
Born 1963
Mark Karcher
Born 1978
Reggie Holmes
Born 1987
Dave Batton
Born 1956
Devin Gray
1972 - 2013
Steve Wojciechowski
Born 1976
Stanton Kidd
Born 1992
Jahmar Young
Born 1986
Norman Nolan
Born 1976
Duane Ferrell
Born 1965
Brionna Jones
Born 1995
Kurk Lee
Born 1967
Isaiah Miles
Born 1994
Paul Gordon (basketball)
1927 - 2012
Sean Mosley
Born 1989
Antoine Jordan
Born 1983
Charley Eckman
1921 - 1995
Nick Faust
Born 1993
Brandon Young
Born 1991
Jazwyn Cowan
Born 1983
Isaiah Armwood
Born 1990
Kevin Henderson (basketball)
Born 1964
Perry Young
Born 1963
Darnell Harris
Born 1986
Rodney Elliott
Born 1976
Rolan Roberts
Born 1978
Keron DeShields
Born 1992
Kisha Ford
Born 1975
Aquille Carr
Born 1992
Rod Camphor
Born 1992
Tamir Goodman
Born 1982
Larry Gibson
Born 1956
Mike King (basketball)
Born 1978
Chester Frazier
Born 1986
Phil Booth (basketball)
Born 1995
Omar Strong
Born 1990
Delano Johnson
Born 1988
Melvin Scott
Born 1982
Ricky Harris
Born 1987
Bob Wade (basketball)
Born 1944
Mike King
Born 1978
Torrey Butler
Born 1980
Gene Corrigan
1903 - 2020
Daxter Miles Jr.
Born 1996
Pavlos Diakoulas
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Dave Smalley (basketball)
1934 - 2007
Brent Arrington
Born 1992
Jim Lacy
1926 - 2014
Eric Skeeters
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Andrew Fitzgerald (basketball)
Born 1990
MaJic Dorsey
Born 1981
Asya Bussie
Born 1991
Dylon Cormier
Born 1992
Kayel Locke
Born 1994
Chandrea Jones
Born 1987