Born near Waterview: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dale Midkiff, from Chance, 5 mi away. The list for Waterview is empty for now. Linda Hamilton is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. The longest list of any town in Maryland belongs to Frederick, with 55.
What stands out about Waterview’s famous people
Famous people born near Waterview
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Erin Burnett
born 1976American news anchor, currently the anchor of Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN
Richard Stanford
1767–1816Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816





William Purnell Jackson
1868–1939Republican senator for Maryland

David E. Garland
born 1947American academic administrator

Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterview 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 (15)
- Linda Hamilton: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Burnett: Stephen10031 from New York City, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sarbanes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Briscoe: ゾーヒョー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Purnell Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel O. Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Dennis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Emory Pattison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elihu Emory Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Hammer: Joachim from Warsaw, Poland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Millard Tawes: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Daniel: William Daniel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons