Famous people · Lansdowne
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lansdowne
Frank Zappa is the most widely known, written about in 110 languages. Closest of all is Bob Ehrlich, from Arbutus, 2 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Baltimore has the longest list: 28, with Frank Zappa at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lansdowne.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lansdowne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lansdowne
Nobody born in Lansdowne is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
Johns Hopkins
1795–1873American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist
Peter David
1956–2025American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games
Franklin Adreon
1902–1979Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Marc Platt
born 1957American film, television and theatre producer
Andrew Gemmell
born 1991American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion
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Close by, the fullest list is Baltimore’s, at 28 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lansdowne 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 (15)
- Michael Phelps: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rawls: Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Photograph taken by Alec Rawls, John's son. The portrait was uncredited on the original dust jacket, but Alec is identified as its photographer on the copyright page of the 1994 German-lang…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clancy: Gary Wayne Gilbert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Ruth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Braxton: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Stephenson: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johns Hopkins: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimmie Meissner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Platt: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter David: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ehrlich: United States Department of Heath and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Douglass: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Whitmore: Villanova Athletics, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWanda Wise: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Traci Braxton: Jarrodg81, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons