
Born near Midlothian: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Edward Mooney is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Closest of all is Lenore Kight, from Frostburg, 2 mi away. Across Maryland, the lists cover 202 towns. No famous person’s birth in Midlothian is on record yet.
What stands out about Midlothian’s famous people
Famous people born near Midlothian
Nobody born in Midlothian is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


J. Glenn Beall
1894–1971Politician and United States Army soldier







John Gardner Murray
1857–1929Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church



Theodore N. Barth
1898–1961Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midlothian 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 (12)
- Edward Mooney: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenore Kight: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lefty Grove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Binger Hermann: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Colgan: Jc250ex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Preston: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sprigg: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Francis McIndoe: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gardner Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore N. Barth: Nadia Strid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons