Famous people · Rosedale
Born near Rosedale: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. Over the border in Baltimore, 28 names are on record, led by Frank Zappa. Closest of all is Mike Smith, from Middle River, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Rosedale is on record yet.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rosedale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rosedale
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
Marc Platt
born 1957American film, television and theatre producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Baltimore lists the most people: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosedale 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
- Marc Platt: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ehrlich: United States Department of Heath and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew J. Maddox: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons