Famous people · Shady Side
Born near Shady Side: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Jacob Bender, born in Mayo, 5 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Shady Side. The best known of them is Barbara Kingsolver, with articles in 47 languages. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Barbara Kingsolver
Best known
Barbara Kingsolver
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shady Side’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shady Side
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Barbara Kingsolver
born 1955American author, poet and essayist
James M. Cain
1892–1977American novelist, short story writer, journalist
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
1737–1832American planter and signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Travis Pastrana
born 1983American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer
John Carroll
1735–1815First Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States
Jack Andraka
born 1997American scientist, inventor and cancer researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shady Side 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 (8)
- Barbara Kingsolver: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Cain: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, photograph by George W. Vassar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton: Michael Laty (died 1848), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Meyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Andraka: XPRIZE Foundation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markelle Fultz: Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Pastrana: Rob Street, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carroll: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons