17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Eden
Charles Chaillé-Long, born in Princess Anne, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Linda Hamilton, with articles in 62 languages. No famous person on record lists Eden as their birthplace yet. 192 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Eden’s famous people
Famous people born near Eden
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Erin Burnett
born 1976American news anchor, currently the anchor of Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN

William Alland
1916–1997Actor, producer, writer and director

Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant
Richard Stanford
1767–1816Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eden 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 (7)
- Linda Hamilton: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Burnett: Stephen10031 from New York City, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sarbanes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alland: RKO Radio Pictures, still photographer Alexander Kahle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Briscoe: ゾーヒョー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons