Baltimore has produced a number of well-known political leaders, actresses, baseball players, actors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Baltimore includes Nancy Pelosi, Anna Faris, Jada Pinkett Smith, Babe Ruth, David Hasselhoff, and many others.

Famous People Born In Baltimore

Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi
(Politician)

26 March 1940

American

Anna FarisAnna Faris

29 November 1976

American

Babe RuthBabe Ruth

06 February 1895

American

Jada Pinkett SmithJada Pinkett Smith
(Actress)

18 September 1971

American

David HasselhoffDavid Hasselhoff
(Actor)

17 July 1952

American

Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall
(Former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court)

02 July 1908

American

Julie BowenJulie Bowen
(Actress)

03 March 1970

American

Thomas JaneThomas Jane

22 February 1969

American

Cass ElliotCass Elliot
(Singer)

19 September 1941

British,American

Lance ReddickLance Reddick
(Actor)

31 December 1962

American

Parker PoseyParker Posey
(Queen of the Indies)

08 November 1968

American

John WatersJohn Waters
(Film Director, Comedian, Art Collector)

22 April 1946

American

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Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair
(American writer)

20 September 1878

American

John RawlsJohn Rawls
(American Philosopher)

21 February 1921

American

SisqóSisqó
(Singer-songwriter)

09 November 1978

American

H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken

12 September 1880

American

Virginia Hall Virginia Hall
(American Spy)

06 April 1906

American

Ernie LivelyErnie Lively
(Actor)

29 January 1947

American

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Randy PauschRandy Pausch
(Motivational Speaker, Educationist, Professor)

23 October 1960

American

Virginia Eliza Clemm PoeVirginia Eliza Clemm Poe
(Edgar Allan Poe's Wife)

1822 AD

American

Kevin ChamberlinKevin Chamberlin
(Actor)

25 November 1963

American

Bess ArmstrongBess Armstrong
(Actress)

11 December 1953

American

Jim RogersJim Rogers
(American businessman)

19 October 1942

American

Adrienne RichAdrienne Rich
(American poet)

16 May 1929

American

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Ogden NashOgden Nash
(Poet)

19 August 1902

American

Kurt Hugo SchneiderKurt Hugo Schneider
(Filmmaker, Singer-songwriter)

07 September 1988

American

Eniko ParrishEniko Parrish
(Kevin Hart's Wife)

18 August 1984

American

Sierra CapriSierra Capri
(Actress)

08 September 1998

American

DeetranadaDeetranada
(Rapper)

25 June 2001

American

Martin Rodbell Martin Rodbell
(Biochemist)

01 December 1925

American

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Teddy ZoisTeddy Zois
(TikTok (Musical.ly) Star)

06 November 2003

American

Lil KeyLil Key
(Rapper, Reality TV Personality)

05 April 2000

American

Frank Vincent ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa
(American musician)

21 December 1940

American

SydnasticalSydnastical
(YouTube Star)

27 December 2003

American

Charles S DuttonCharles S Dutton
(Actor)

30 January 1951

American

Hilton CarterHilton Carter
(Author)

03 December 1979

American

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Todd GurleyTodd Gurley
(American football player)

03 August 1994

American

Philip GlassPhilip Glass
(American composer)

31 January 1937

American

Mike RoweMike Rowe
(Television presenter)

18 March 1962

American

Mutulu ShakurMutulu Shakur
(Musical artist)

08 August 1950

American

Alger HissAlger Hiss
(Jurist, Lawyer, Diplomat)

11 November 1904

American

Hasim RahmanHasim Rahman
(Boxer)

07 November 1972

American

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Anna Deavere SmithAnna Deavere Smith
(Stage actor, Film actor, Television actor, Writer, Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter)

18 September 1950

American

Ira GlassIra Glass
(Radio producer, Radio personality, Actor)

03 March 1959

American

Kevin ClashKevin Clash
(Voice actor, Puppeteer)

17 September 1960

American

Montel WilliamsMontel Williams
(Actor, Officer, Television presenter, Radio personality)

03 July 1956

American

Barry LevinsonBarry Levinson
(American filmmaker)

06 April 1942

American

Edward WittenEdward Witten
(Mathematician, Physicist, University teacher, Theoretical physicist)

26 August 1951

American

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John KassirJohn Kassir
(Actor, Dub actor, Television actor)

24 October 1957

American

Howard AshmanHoward Ashman
(Composer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Songwriter, Film score composer)

17 May 1950

American

Pam ShriverPam Shriver
(Tennis player)

04 July 1962

American

Raymond A. SpruanceRaymond A. Spruance
(Officer, Diplomat)

03 July 1886

American

Al KalineAl Kaline
(Baseball player)

19 December 1934

American

Bill FrisellBill Frisell
(Guitarist, Composer, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist)

18 March 1951

American

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Barbara MikulskiBarbara Mikulski
(Former United States Senator)

20 July 1936

American

Pauli MurrayPauli Murray
(Lawyer)

20 November 1910

American

Chester ThompsonChester Thompson
(Drummer, Jazz musician, Organist)

11 December 1948

American

Brian NicholsBrian Nichols
(Spree killer)

10 December 1971

American

Kweisi MfumeKweisi Mfume
(American Politician)

24 October 1948

American

Emily PostEmily Post
(Novelist)

27 October 1872

American

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Eubie BlakeEubie Blake
(American composer)

07 February 1887

American

Mike ShulaMike Shula
(American football player)

03 June 1965

American

Gary NealGary Neal
(Basketball player)

03 October 1984

American

Danny HillisDanny Hillis
(Inventor, Scientist, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Writer, Computer scientist)

25 September 1956

American

Dorothea OremDorothea Orem
(nurse)

15 June 1914

American

Gloria RichardsonGloria Richardson
(civil rights Activist)

06 May 1922

American

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David K. E. BruceDavid K. E. Bruce
(Lawyer, Diplomat, Politician)

12 February 1898

American

John ChristJohn Christ
(Musician, Guitarist)

19 February 1965

American

Marsha IvinsMarsha Ivins
(Astronaut, Engineer)

15 April 1951

American

Bradley M. KuhnBradley M. Kuhn
(programmer, engineer, computer scientist)

1973 AD

American

Matthew VanDykeMatthew VanDyke
(Journalist, Documentary filmmaker, Revolutionary)

11 June 1979

American

E. Franklin FrazierE. Franklin Frazier
(American sociologist)

24 September 1894

American

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Solomon W. GolombSolomon W. Golomb
(Mathematician, Computer scientist, University teacher)

30 May 1932

American

Francis Peyton RousFrancis Peyton Rous
(Virologist)

05 October 1879

American

George GipeGeorge Gipe
(Screenwriter, Novelist)

03 February 1933

American

John Pendleton KennedyJohn Pendleton Kennedy

25 October 1795

American

Melvin WilliamsMelvin Williams
(American actor)

14 December 1941

American

J TillmanJ Tillman

03 May 1981

American

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Thomas J. PetersThomas J. Peters

07 November 1942

American

Upton Sinclair, Jr.Upton Sinclair, Jr.
(Novelist, writer, journalist, political activist, politician)

1878 AD

American

Adam Fredric DuritzAdam Fredric Duritz
(Record producer, Songwriter, Musician)

01 August 1964

American

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