Born near Little Orleans: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Eddie Deezen is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. The nearest, Oz Bach, was born in Paw Paw, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Little Orleans as their birthplace yet. Across Maryland, the lists cover 205 towns.
What stands out about Little Orleans’ famous people
Famous people born near Little Orleans
Nobody born in Little Orleans is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
1840–1905American politician
John Allen
1890–1967American professional baseball player
Joseph S. Wheat
1823–1872West Virginian farmer and politician

Willard Ray Custer
1899–1985American aerospace engineer






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Little Orleans 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 (8)
- Eddie Deezen: HerbertMMarx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Hankinson: TheHellraiser, original Mshake., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. O. C. Ord: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Wellington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall Jr.: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Triplett O'Ferrall: Osmond Summers Morton (1845-1920), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard K. Sutherland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons