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Famous People from Maryland by Picture

Can you name these famous Marylanders based on a picture?
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First submittedJune 13, 2012
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Baltimore
Baltimore
University Park
Cumberland
died in Baltimore
Towson
Went to high school
in Bethesda
Columbia
Aberdeen
Lutherville
Silver Spring
Talbot County
Takoma Park
Baltimore
Gambrills
Silver Spring
Baltimore
(author of the Jack Ryan series)
Bowie
(TV host with Regis Philbin)
Dorchester County
(Underground Railroad conductor)
Baltimore
(sang "Strange Fruit")
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19 Comments
VanJealous
+2
Level 21
Mar 28, 2014
Great quiz, hon! But you left out a few......: director John Waters (Hairspray) and his leading lady Divine (born: Glenn Milstead), actors John Astin (The Addams Family, Attack of The Killer Tomatoes series) and Hans Conried (Peter Pan, Hoppity Hooper and 5000 Fingers of Dr. T), director Barry Levinson (Diner) and composer and musician Frank Zappa. All born in Baltimore. But I know you can't fit everyone in there! "Gotta go now to Ollie's Bargain Owl-let to pick up some Chapanese flip-flops and pack a Luckies before headin' out to de O's game, now."
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Feb 7, 2015
Added John Waters.
hiathere
+3
Level 45
Jan 28, 2021
Please add Frank Zappa and Logic. two of the best, most respected musicians ever!
Freestatebear
+4
Level 88
Jun 23, 2015
It would be fun to edit the Julia Louis-Dreyfus question to include both the actress, and the character Elaine (from Towson).
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jul 10, 2015
Easier than most famous state residents quizzes. Maybe Marylanders are more noteworthy than most. Also... I love that you worked Filliam H Muffman into a quiz finally.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Dec 5, 2021
I feel bad how I live in Bethesda and missed Julia Louis-Dreyfus
GrammarBeane1
+2
Level 83
Aug 23, 2023
famous marylander: me :-)
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Feb 18, 2024
I typed Macey so many times! There's no E in Macy?
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Feb 19, 2024
Frank Zappa grew up in the California desert with his childhood friend, Captain Beefheart.

I'm Henson is considered a famous Mississippi native.

RobNobody
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Level 80
Mar 15, 2024
People can be from more than one place. Henson was born and lived his early childhood in Mississippi, but spent his teen, college, and early professional life in Maryland.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Mar 7, 2024
The last 4 have clues under them. Kind of defeats the purpose of a "by picture" quiz.
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
Mar 15, 2024
I saw the picture and knew it was one of the directors "weird 70s" movies from the Washington DC/Baltimore area. Clue it isn't my first guess, John Lynch.
CARLCARLCARL
+1
Level 29
Mar 15, 2024
forgot comedian Stavros Halkias
erikj
+2
Level 67
Mar 15, 2024
as a non-American, I always try Babe Ruth when I see an old baseball picture. Glad it paid off for once!
dsaved
+2
Level 71
Mar 16, 2024
Non American here, half those faces are totally unknown to me. On the other hand, it made me smile that you had to specify "sang Strange Fruit" under Billie's photo, which was one of the easiest to me!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 19, 2024
This one was much harder for me than the other places I did so far. That is an awesome photograph of Billie Holiday.

And I though that the 2nd one on the bottom row looked a bit like Princess Maxima Zorreguieta, the wife of the Dutch king. (some pictures here https://www.maxvandaag.nl/sessies/themas/terug-naar-toen/het-huwelijk-van-willem-alexander-en-maxima-op-2-februari-2002/ )

notmees
+1
Level 44
Mar 18, 2024
i literally only had zappa.

wich is concerning noticing babe ruth is on here.

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Jan 15, 2025
Could add Kevin Durant, technically born in DC but went to school in Maryland. Or Carmelo Anthony
NerdyPolyglot
+1
Level 44
May 8, 2025
i've never seen or heard of any of these people, so i'm not going to bother doing the quiz. but i had a quick look through it, and i have one comment to make (watch out americans, this is offensive):

isn't aberdeen in scotland?

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