12 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Kensington
Richard Schiff is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. Closest of all is Ethan White, from Kensington, 1 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in North Kensington. Across Maryland, 205 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about North Kensington’s famous people
Famous people born near North Kensington
Nobody born in North Kensington is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gayle King
born 1954American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News



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




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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Kensington 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 (9)
- 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
- Jeff Zients: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Parsons: Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons

