Famous people · Overlea
Born near Overlea: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Mike Smith, born in Middle River, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. Across the town line, Baltimore lists 28, Frank Zappa first. The list for Overlea is empty for now.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Overlea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Overlea
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
Chris Robinson
born 2000American film director and music video director
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The neighbour with the most names is Baltimore, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Overlea 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)
- 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
- Johnathon Schaech: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew J. Maddox: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons