
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Eagle Harbor
The nearest, Leonard Covington, was born in Aquasco, 2 mi away. Benji Madden is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Eagle Harbor yet. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
What stands out about Eagle Harbor’s famous people
Famous people born near Eagle Harbor
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Jerome Adams
born 1974Surgeon General of the United States from 2017 to 2021










Phil Taylor
born 1988American football nose tackle for the Cleveland Browns
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Harbor 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 (12)
- Ty Lawson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Cunningham: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Adams: U.S. Public Health Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Keels: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Cecil: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darion Atkins: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T.J. Carter: Savvasg21, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Owens Smith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Covington: Attributed to Son In Law, Benjamin L. C. Wailes, d. 1862, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney McLeod: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Grant Chapman: 1869-1943. Sigismunda Mary Frances Chapman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Taylor: Eric Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons