14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hillandale
Closest of all is Harlan Marbley, from White Oak, 1 mi away. Nora Roberts is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Next door, Silver Spring lists 44, led by Nora Roberts. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hillandale.
What stands out about Hillandale’s famous people
Famous people born near Hillandale
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Rebecca Sugar
born 1987American animator and screenwriter





Gayle King
born 1954American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Silver Spring has the most on record, with 44.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillandale 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 (9)
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rian Johnson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Jessie T. Usher: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Centrowitz: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

