
Born near Williston: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Madeline Hurlock, born in Federalsburg, 10 mi away, is the closest. The list for Williston is empty for now. The best known of them is Maggie Rogers, with articles in 24 languages. Across Maryland, 205 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Williston’s famous people
Famous people born near Williston
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williston 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)
- Maggie Rogers: Mickwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Francis Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philemon Dickinson: Albert Rosenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hughes: Camera Operator: SSG ARNOLD W. KALMANSON, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madeline Hurlock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Baines: User Dlz28 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Henry Goldsborough: Robert Field, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons