Famous people · Mount Vernon
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mount Vernon
Closest of all is Charles Chaillé-Long, from Princess Anne, 5 mi away. Linda Hamilton is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Mount Vernon. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Linda Hamilton
Best known
Linda Hamilton
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Vernon
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Erin Burnett
born 1976American news anchor, currently the anchor of Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant
Richard Stanford
1767–1816Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816
David E. Garland
born 1947American academic administrator
William Alland
1916–1997Actor, producer, writer and director
Lauren Witzke
born 1988American far-right activist and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Vernon 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)
- Linda Hamilton: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Burnett: Stephen10031 from New York City, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sarbanes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alland: RKO Radio Pictures, still photographer Alexander Kahle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Briscoe: ゾーヒョー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons