Famous people · Baltimore Highlands
Born near Baltimore Highlands: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bob Ehrlich, from Arbutus, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. The list for Baltimore Highlands is empty for now. 198 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Baltimore Highlands’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Baltimore Highlands
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
Johns Hopkins
1795–1873American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist
Franklin Adreon
1902–1979Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Marc Platt
born 1957American film, television and theatre producer
Peter David
1956–2025American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games
Sam Phillips
born 1966American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, and model
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Nearby, Baltimore has the most on record, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baltimore Highlands 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 (14)
- John Rawls: Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Photograph taken by Alec Rawls, John's son. The portrait was uncredited on the original dust jacket, but Alec is identified as its photographer on the copyright page of the 1994 German-lang…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clancy: Gary Wayne Gilbert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Ruth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Braxton: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Stephenson: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johns Hopkins: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimmie Meissner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Platt: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter David: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ehrlich: United States Department of Heath and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWanda Wise: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Traci Braxton: Jarrodg81, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Unseld Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Phillips: Kent Madsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons