
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bel Air South
The nearest, Chase Kalisz, was born in Bel Air, 3 mi away. Michael D. Griffin is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bel Air South. 206 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Bel Air South’s famous people
Famous people born near Bel Air South
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Chris Robinson
born 2000American film director and music video director

Michael D. Griffin
born 1949American physicist and aerospace engineer



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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Bel Air, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bel Air South 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 (8)
- Michael D. Griffin: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Kalisz: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Booth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnathon Schaech: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Ripken Jr.: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Immanuel Quickley: Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ultra Naté: derivative work: CHR!S Ultranate.jpg: https://www.flickr.com/people/nayrb7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Paca: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

