Famous people · Deale
Born near Deale: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Barbara Kingsolver is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Closest of all is Jacob Bender, from Mayo, 8 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Deale. No town in Maryland lists more than Frederick, with 55.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Barbara Kingsolver
Best known
Barbara Kingsolver
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Deale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Deale
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Carroll
1735–1815First Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States
Daniel Carroll
1730–1796American politician, signer of the US Constitution
Barbara Kingsolver
born 1955American author, poet and essayist
James M. Cain
1892–1977American novelist, short story writer, journalist
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
1737–1832American planter and signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Travis Pastrana
born 1983American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deale 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)
- Barbara Kingsolver: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Cain: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, photograph by George W. Vassar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton: Michael Laty (died 1848), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Meyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Markelle Fultz: Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Pastrana: Rob Street, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carroll: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Carroll: John Wollaston (1710–1775?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons