Famous people · West Laurel
Born near West Laurel: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Roy Horan, was born in Laurel, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Neal Stephenson, with articles in 40 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in West Laurel. 195 towns in Maryland have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Neal Stephenson
Best known
Neal Stephenson
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Laurel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Laurel
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sam Phillips
born 1966American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, and model
Andrew Gemmell
born 1991American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion
Peter David
1956–2025American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering West Laurel.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Laurel 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)
- Neal Stephenson: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Centrowitz: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter David: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Douglass: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWanda Wise: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Phillips: Kent Madsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Hawkes: E.J. Camp (photographer). Distributed by Elektra Records., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons