
Born near North Bethesda: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Richard Schiff, born in Bethesda, 3 mi away, is the closest. The longest list in Maryland is Frederick’s, with 55 names. So far, no famous person on record was born in North Bethesda. 205 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about North Bethesda’s famous people
Famous people born near North Bethesda
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Daniel Stern
born 1957American actor, artist, director and screenwriter



Gayle King
born 1954American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News


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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bethesda, at 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Bethesda 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 (10)
- Richard Schiff: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Stern: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rian Johnson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Logic: Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amina Wadud: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Murray: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Star: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Parsons: Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Klavans: Nanjemoy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons




