Famous people · Mays Chapel
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mays Chapel
Closest of all is Bosley Crowther, from Lutherville, 3 mi away. Frank Zappa is the most widely known, written about in 110 languages. Across the town line, Towson lists 23, Kimmie Meissner first. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mays Chapel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mays Chapel
Nobody born in Mays Chapel is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Marc Platt
born 1957American film, television and theatre producer
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Towson, at 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mays Chapel 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)
- 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
- Kimmie Meissner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bosley Crowther: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luigi Mangione: Surveillance camera in a subway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Platt: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons