
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maugansville
LA Knight, born in Hagerstown, 4 mi away, is the closest. 198 of the towns in Maryland list at least one person. No famous person on record lists Maugansville as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
What stands out about Maugansville’s famous people
Famous people born near Maugansville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Goodloe Byron
1929–1978American politician from Maryland, US
John Van Lear Findlay
1839–1907U.S. Representative from Maryland

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maugansville 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)
- LA Knight: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Scott: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Brooks: Takedown Wrestling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert McClelland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis E. McComas: Prince, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodloe Byron: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed McCaffrey: Denver Police, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons