
Born near Ashton-Sandy Spring: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Frank Miller, born in Olney, 4 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Burtonsville: one name, Brene Moseley. No entry yet names Ashton-Sandy Spring as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 196 of the towns in Maryland.
What stands out about Ashton-Sandy Spring’s famous people
Famous people born near Ashton-Sandy Spring
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Evan Vucci
born 1977American photographer, chief Washington photographer at Associated Press
Robertson Howard
1847–1899American doctor, attorney, and fraternity founder


Andrew Gemmell
born 1991American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion



Cameron Wake
born 1982American football defensive lineman, linebacker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashton-Sandy Spring and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Frank Miller: Ferran Cornellà, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Centrowitz: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Douglass: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Vucci: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Hawkes: E.J. Camp (photographer). Distributed by Elektra Records., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Sitek: Joly MacFie / Wwwhatsup, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Wake: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons