
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bartonsville
The best known of them is Shawn Hatosy, with articles in 23 languages. Closest of all is Rodney Glisan, from Linganore, 3 mi away. No town in Maryland lists more than Frederick, with 55. After Frederick, the next longest list in Maryland is Bethesda’s, with 52.
What stands out about Bartonsville’s famous people
Famous people born near Bartonsville
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






John Nelson
1791–1860Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845














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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bartonsville 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 (20)
- Shawn Hatosy: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Bowie: Barbara Mürdter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Anderson: Bill Youngblood/California Institute of Technology, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nelson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Boone: Wp bh726, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Stelter: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Keller: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Havenstein: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Bresee: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Rinehart: William Henry Rinehart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Plummer Benton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Beard: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Romanchuk: Gr5555, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Rozhansky: Adir Benyamini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Stimmel: Chrisfd15, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galen R. Clagett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul S. Stull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Leonard: U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hennen, USMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Glisan: Pacific Art Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons