
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Four Corners
Closest of all is Nora Roberts, from Silver Spring, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Four Corners as a birthplace. Over the border in Silver Spring, 44 names are on record, led by Nora Roberts. 195 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Four Corners’ famous people
Famous people born near Four Corners
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Rebecca Sugar
born 1987American animator and screenwriter




Sara McMann
born 1980American olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist

Wes Moore
born 1978American politician, investment banker, author and television producer


Jeff Zients
born 1966American businessman and politician (born 1966), 31th White House Chief of Staff

Matt Drudge
born 1966American internet journalist and talk radio host

Gayle King
born 1954American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News




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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Silver Spring, at 44.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Four Corners 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 (16)
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rian Johnson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Sugar: Peter Dzubay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ealy: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Francis: V. Manninen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Oladipo: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Centrowitz: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara McMann: Photographer:Huckfinne Retoucher:Jdcollins13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Moore: Maryland State Government, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen DeWitt: Helen DeWitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zients: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Martin: Runningboards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Drudge: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Bacon: Wisconsin Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Plank: Under Armour, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Bowman: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
