Famous people · Owings
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Owings
The best known of them is Markelle Fultz, with articles in 24 languages. Closest of all is Brett Cecil, from Dunkirk, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Owings. 193 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Markelle Fultz
Best known
Markelle Fultz
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Owings’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Owings
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Carroll
1735–1815First Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States
Daniel Carroll
1730–1796American politician, signer of the US Constitution
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Owings 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)
- Markelle Fultz: Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carroll: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Carroll: John Wollaston (1710–1775?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Young: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Dowtin Jr.: Cam Andrews, sports photographer for The Diamondback at The University of Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Cecil: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Potts: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons