List of people from Baltimore

This is a list of famous or notable people who were born in or lived in Baltimore, Maryland.

A

• Arunah Shepherdson Abell (1806–1888), born in East Providence, Rhode Island, founder of the Baltimore Sun newspaper
• David T. Abercrombie (1867–1931), born in and raised in Baltimore, founder of Abercrombie & Fitch
• Henry Adams (1858 Germany – 1929 Baltimore), prominent mechanical engineer, co-founder of ASHVE
• Otto Eugene Adams (1889–1968), architect
• Larry Adler (1914–2001), harmonica player
• Spiro Agnew (1918–1996), born in Baltimore County, Governor of Maryland and Vice-President of the United States under Richard Nixon
• Felix Angus (1839–1925), Union Army general, editor & publisher of Baltimore American newspaper, buried under Black Aggie
• William Albert (1816–1879), member of the United States House of Representatives, born in Baltimore
• Tori Amos (born 1963), born in North Carolina, grew up in Baltimore. Famous singer, songwriter and pianist
• Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), born in New York, grew up in Baltimore. Professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets
• George Armistead (1780–1818), born in Newmarket, Virginia, Commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, uncle of Lewis Addison Armistead
• Lewis Addison Armistead (1817–1863), born in New Bern, North Carolina, Confederate general mortally wounded at Gettysburg,died two days after Gettysburg,buried in bBaltimore
• Joe Aro (born 1940), broadcaster, sports executive, founding executive director South Bay Economic Development Partnership (Torrance, CA), President & CEO South Bay Science Foundation
• John Astin (born 1930), TV and film actor best known as Gomez Addams on The Addams Family television series

B

• David Bachrach (1845–1921), lived in Baltimore on Linden Avenue and Whitelock, photographer, took the only known photo of Lincoln giving the Gettysburg address, uncle to Gertrude Stein
• Penn Badgley (born 1986), born in Baltimore, actor, Dan Humphrey from Gossip Girl
• Russell Baker (born 1925), raised in Baltimore, writer, political columnist for The New York Times
• Louis Bamberger (1855–1944), businessman, department store owner, and philanthropist
• Jack Barakat (born-1988), lead guitarist for the band All Time Low.
• Marty Bass, WJZ-TV weatherman.
• Sylvia Beach (1887–1962), owned Shakespeare and Company, key bookstore for expatriates in Paris
• Jacob Beser (1921–1992), only person to crew both atomic bomb missions in World War II
• Eubie Blake (1887–1983), composer of ragtime, jazz and popular music
• Clarence W. Blount (1921–2003), Maryland State Senate
• A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970), renowned photojournalist for The Baltimore Sun
• Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues (born 1965), former professional basketball player with the Charlotte Hornets
• Ryan Boyle (born 1981), MLL and NLL lacrosse player, graduate of the Gilman School
• John R. Bolton (born 1958), former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851–1921), US Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy, relative of Napoleon
• Keith Booth (born 1974), current Maryland Terrapins assistant coach and former Chicago Bulls player.
• William S. Booze (1862–1933), former U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District
• Julie Bowen (Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer) (born 1970), film and TV actor
• Conrad Brooks (born 1931), B movie actor
• George William Brown, Mayor of Baltimore during Pratt Street Riot
• Rosey Brown (1932–2004) football star for New York Giants, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, went to Morgan State University in Baltimore
• Robert C. Buchanan (1811–1878), Union army general
• Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), author who spent some of his childhood in Baltimore
• Beverly Lynn Burns (born 1949), became the first woman Boeing 747 airline captain on July 18, 1984
• David Byrne (born 1952), songwriter for the New Wave and Talking Heads bands, grew up in Baltimore County

C

• Cab Calloway (1907–1994), jazz singer and bandleader, raised in Baltimore
• Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), First Lord Baltimore and proprietary governor
• Ben Cardin (born 1943), member of the United States Senate and former member of United States House of Representatives
• Meyer Cardin, (D), State delegate (1936–38), former Judge Baltimore City Supreme Bench
• John Carroll (1735–1815), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States
• Ben Carson (born 1951), born and raised in Detroit, Michigan; noted neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Hetty Cary (1836–1892), maker of one of the first three battle flags of the Confederacy
• Sam Cassell (born 1969), former professional basketball player.
• Dennis Chambers (born 1959), drummer, (P-Funk All Stars, Steely Dan, et al.)
• Norman "Chubby" Chaney (1914–1936), short-lived child actor, Our Gang
• Samuel Chase (1741–1811), signer of Declaration of Independence and US Supreme Court judge
• Tom Clancy (born 1947), author of The Hunt for Red October
• Martha Clarke (born 1944), modern choreographer
• Mary Pat Clarke (born 1941), Baltimore City Council
• Kevin Clash (born 1960), puppeteer best known for portrayal of Elmo on Sesame Street
• Charles P. Coady (1868–1934), (D), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 1913–1921
• Claribel Cone (1864–1929), with sister Etta (1870–1949) collected art of Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh
• Hans Conried (1917–1982), comic character actor and voice actor
• Kenny Cooper (born 1984), professional soccer player who currently plays for 1860 Munich in 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
• Miriam Cooper (1891–1976), silent film actress who co-starred in Birth of a Nation
• Nathan Corbett (born 1992), actor, (The Wire (TV series), Half Nelson (film))
• Elijah E. Cummings (born 1951), (D) U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 7th District
• Harvey Cushing (1869–1939), pioneer neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital

D

• Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (1903–1987), Mayor of Baltimore, US Representative, father of Nancy Pelosi
• Brian Dannelly Director: Saved!, Weeds, United States of Tara
• Clay Davenport, sabermetrician and computer programmer for NOAA
• Angela Dawson, community activist murdered at age 36 along with her family on October 16, 2002
• Robert 'Rian' Dawson, drummer of the band All Time Low
• Dan Deacon, electronic musician
• Buddy Deane, disc jockey, host of TV dance show that inspired the movie Hairspray.
• Divine (Glen Milstead) (1945–1988) actor best known for his drag persona, Divine
• Juan Dixon (born 1978), basketball player at University of Maryland, College Park and pro ranks
• Sheila Dixon, (born 1951) first female Mayor of Baltimore
• James Lowry Donaldson (1814–1885), Union army general
• Arthur James Donovan,Jr (1924) Baltimore Colts, Pro football Hall of Famer
• Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), abolitionist, statesman, orator, editor and author, a prominent figure in African American history
• Dru Hill, R&B singing group
• Mildred Dunnock (1901–1991), Oscar-nominated American theater, film and television actress
• Charles S. Dutton actor
• Adam Duritz Singer, Counting Crows

E

• Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen) (1941–1974), singer remembered as member of The Mamas & the Papas
• Donald B. Elliott, member of Maryland House of Delegates.
• Robert Ehrlich (born 1957), former US Congressman, 60th Governor of Maryland
• Ellery Eskelin (born 1959), jazz saxophonist raised in Baltimore.

F

• Diane Fanning, true crime author and novelist
• Anna Faris (born 1976), actress best known for her role in Scary Movie, born but not raised in Baltimore
• Steven Fischer (born 1972), film producer, two time Emmy Award nominee raised in northeast Baltimore City.
• George Fisher Vocalist for Death metal band Cannibal Corpse
• Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank) (1918–1986), abstract expressionist artist, painter, sculptor, mixed media and textile artist, pupil of Hans Hofmann
• George A Frederick, (1842 — 1924), architect of Baltimore City Hall
• Antonio Freeman (born 1972), American football wide receiver, most notably for the Green Bay Packers
• William H. French (1815–1881), Union army general.
• Bill Frisell (born 1951), jazz guitarist and composer

G

• Joe Gans (1874–1910), boxer
• Alex Gaskarth (born 1987), Lead singer for the band All Time Low
• Lee Gatch (1902–1968), abstract artist
• Rudy Gay (born 1986), basketball player at University of Connecticut and with the Memphis Grizzlies
• James Gibbons (1834–1921) American cardinal, 9th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
• Horatio Gates Gibson (1827–1924), Union army general.
• Anita Gillette (born 1936), American actress and game show personality
• Ira Glass (born 1959) radio personality; host of This American Life, distributed by Public Radio International; cousin of Philip Glass
• Philip Glass (born 1937), influential minimalist composer
• Jacob Glushakow (1914–2000), painter
• Duff Goldman (born 1974), food artist, cake baker, television personality
• Brian Gottfried (born 1952), former tennis player, reached Nº3 in the world in 1977

H

• Elaine Hamilton (1920–2010), artist born in Catonsville in Baltimore metro area
• Louis Hamman (1877–1946), physician and namesake for Hamman's sign, Hamman's syndrome and Hamman-Rich syndrome
• Mary Hamman (1907–1984), American writer and editor, daughter of Dr. Louis Hamman
• Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal (Elaine Hamilton) (born 1920) artist, born in Catonsville near Baltimore; graduated from Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art
• Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), hard-boiled detective writer of Maltese Falcon etc., born in Maryland and worked as a detective in Baltimore
• Ken Harris (politician) (born 1963), City Councilman
• David Hasselhoff (born 1952), actor
• Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), photographer
• Raymond V. Haysbert (1920–2010), business executive and civil rights leader
• Mo'Nique Hicks (born 1967), comedienne, television and film actress from Woodlawn, Maryland.
• Alger Hiss (1904–1996), State Department official, accused of being a Soviet spy and convicted of perjury
• Katie Hoff (born 1989), Olympic Swimmer who lives in Baltimore, Olympic medalist and multiple World Aquatics Championships gold medalist
• Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan Gough) (1915–1959), jazz singer
• Henry Holt (1840–1926), publisher, founded Henry Holt & Company in 1873.
• Johns Hopkins (1795–1873), Quaker businessman, abolitionist & philanthropist whose bequest established Johns Hopkins University
• John Eager Howard (1752–1827), soldier, Governor of Maryland, namesake of Howard County, Maryland
• James G. Howes (born 1945), businessman and Scouting leader
• Holly Nicole Hoxter (born 1983), Baltimore born novelist known recently for "The Snowball Effect"
• The Huntingtons, punk rock band.

I

• Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson (born 1967), comedienne, television and film actress from Woodlawn, Maryland.

J

• Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson (1889–1975), pioneer civil rights activist, organizer of the Baltimore Branch of the NAACP
• Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson (born 1967), comedienne, television and film actress from Woodlawn, Maryland.
• Harry Jeffra (born 1914), professional Boxer Former world Bantamweight Champion.
• Bryant Johnson (born 1981), professional American football player with the San Francisco 49ers.
• Natalie Joy Johnson (born May 1978), film & stage actress, singer and dancer.
• Rich Johnson, meteorologist with The Weather Channel (United States)
• LaKisha Jones, singer
• Marcie Jones, author and journalist
• Thomas David Jones (born 1955), astronaut with doctorate in planetary science
• Brian Jordan (born 1967), pro baseball player who was briefly pro footballer

K

• David Kairys (born 1943), Professor of Law at Temple University School of Law
• Al Kaline, major league baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. Hall of famer, never played in the minor leagues.
• William Henry Keeler (born 1931), Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Stacy Keibler (born 1979), actress, former pro wrestling personality (WWE Diva)
• John P. Kennedy (1795–1870), US Secretary of the Navy and Congressman
• Stu Kerr (Thomas Stuart Kerr) (1928–1994), television personality and weatherman
• Greg Kihn (born 1950), pop musician
• J. William Kime (1934–2006), Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1990 to 1994
• Mel Kiper, Jr. (born 1960), American football analyst
• Jeff Koons (born 1955), artist and sculptor, graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
• Thomas Kelso (Ireland 1784 – July 26, 1878), wealthy merchant, founder of the Kelso Home, philanthropist
• K-Swift (Born Khia Edgerton, 1978–2008), Female club/radio DJ, remixer, MC, producer, and entrpenuer; Radio personality at WERQ
• Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (born 1971), actress

L

• Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951), namesake for the HeLa cell line
• Bucky Lasek (born 1972), pro skateboarder
• Maysa Leak (born 1966), U.S. American jazz singer
• Noah Lennox (born 1978), known as Panda Bear, a musician, he sings and plays drums and electronics in the band Animal Collective
• Barry Levinson (born 1942), screenwriter, film director, and producer of film and television
• Kevin Levrone (born 1968), former IFBB professional bodybuilder, musician, actor and health club owner
• Hank Levy (1927–2001), jazz composer and founder of Towson University's jazz program.
• Reggie Lewis (1965–1993), former professional basketball player.
• Kevin Liles (born 1968), American record executive, former president of Def Jam Recordings and former executive vice president of The Island Def Jam Music Group
• Laura Lippman (born 1959), author of detective fiction
• G. E. Lowman (1897–1965), clergyman and radio evangelist
• Morris Louis (1912–1962), abstract expressionist painter
• Frank Luber (born 1939), radio announcer, and television reporter

M

• Marvin Mandel (born 1920), former Governor of Maryland, assumed office upon resignation of Spiro Agnew
• William C. March (1923–2002), African American entrepreneur; founder of March Funeral Homes, in Baltimore, the largest African American funeral services company in the United States
• Mario (Mario Dewar Barrett) singer, grew up in Gwynn Oak, Maryland in Baltimore County
• Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993), first African American US Supreme Court Justice
• Aaron Maybin (born 1988), football player for the Buffalo Bills picked in the 2009 NFL Draft
• Willoughby M. McCormick (1864–1932) started McCormick & Company
• Angel McCoughtry (born 1986), basketball player; first overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream
• Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus) (1921–2008), television sports journalist
• Theodore R. McKeldin (1900–1974), Governor of Maryland
• H.L. Mencken (1880–1956), journalist and social critic known as "the Sage of Baltimore"
• Zachary Merrick (born 1988), Bassist of band, All Time Low
• Kweisi Mfume, former CEO of the NAACP, former US Congressman
• Barbara Mikulski (born 1936), United States Senator
• Steve Miller (born 1950), author of science fiction stories and novels
• Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., civil rights leader
• Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Baltimore City Council, grandson of civil rights leader Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
• Parren Mitchell, former U.S. Congressman
• Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery (1824–1901) duellist, fencing master, mercenary and author
• Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit) (1915–1993), early television host
• Lenny Moore, running back, Baltimore Colts, member Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Bessie Moses, gynecologist, obstetrician and birth control advocate
• Adrian Mroz, musician, guitarist of Polish Punk Legend, Babayaga Ojo, currently lives in Poznan, Poland. Featured on local radio, WIYY 98 Rock.
• Eddie Murray, first baseman, Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
• Clarence Muse (1889–1979), actor

N

• Anita Nall, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Ogden Nash, poet
• Jeff Nelson (born 1966), professional baseball player, middle relief pitcher
• Harry Nice 50^th Governor, Maryland
• Brandon Novak, skateboarder and member of Viva La Bam
• Edward Norton, (born August 18, 1969) actor who co-starred in Fight Club, The Italian Job, and The Incredible Hulk.

O

• Ric Ocasek (born 1949), former vocalist and frontman for The Cars
• Frank O'Hara (1926–1966), poet
• Martin O'Malley (born 1963), born in Washington, D.C., former Mayor of Baltimore, 61st Governor of Maryland
• Elaine O'Neal (born 1920) painter
• Ken Ono, famous mathematician who grew up in Towson

P

• William Paca (1740–1799), signatory to the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Maryland
• Tim Page (music critic) (born 1954), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism and biographer of Dawn Powell.
• Jim Palmer (born 1945) former Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
• Bob Parsons (born 1950), entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Go Daddy
• Travis Pastrana (born 1983), freestyle motocross, skateboarder, x-treme sports professional, spokesman for Red Bull
• Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), US Representative from California & Speaker of the House of the US House of Representatives
• Vincent Pettway (born 1965), Boxer who was a Light Middleweight boxing champion
• Michael Phelps (born 1985), Olympic swimmer from Baltimore County , multiple world-record holder, and winner of more gold medals than any other Olympian (14) Nicknamed "The Baltimore Bullet".
• Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971), actress and singer
• Art Poe, member of College Football Hall of Fame
• Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), poet, short story writer, editor and critic
• Edgar Allan Poe (1871–1961), Attorney General of Maryland, 1911–1915
• Gresham Poe, Head coach at Virginia in 1903
• John P. Poe, Sr. (1836–1909), Attorney General of Maryland, 1891–1895
• Johnny Poe (1874–1915), college football player and coach, and soldier of fortune
• Gordon Porterfield playwright, actor, poet and educator.
• Parker Posey (born 1968), actress, known for her work in Dazed and Confused, Waiting for Guffman, Scream 3, and Best in Show
• Emily Post (1872–1960), author of etiquette books.
• Enoch Pratt (1808–1896), businessman and philanthropist, founded Enoch Pratt Free Library, one of oldest free public libraries in the United States
• Greg Puciato (born 1980), musician, best known as singer for experimental metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan

Q

• Robin Quivers, sidekick of TV and radio personality Howard Stern

R

• Hasim Rahman, Boxer, Former Heavyweight World Champion
• John Rawls (1921–2002), political philosopher, professor of political philosophy at Harvard, author
• Lance Reddick, actor, Col. Cedric Daniels from The Wire
• Hilary Rhoda, fashion model, born in Maryland,
• Adrienne Rich (born 1929), poet, writer, teacher, and feminist
• Billy Ripken (born 1964), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, former second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
• Cal Ripken, Jr. (born 1960), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, former shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
• Cal Ripken, Sr. (1935–1999), former coach and manager of the Baltimore Orioles
• Brooks Robinson (born 1937), born Little Rock, Arkansas, third baseman, Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
• Frank Robinson (born 1935), born in Beaumont, Texas, outfielder, Baltimore Orioles, member Hall of Fame
• Martin Rodbell (1925–1998), biochemist and molecular endocrinologist; won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Josh Roenicke, Professional baseball player in the Cincinnati Reds organization
• Eddie Rommel, American League pitcher and umpire
• Carroll Rosenbloom, former owner of the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams
• Christopher Rouse (born 1949), composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
• James Rouse (1914–1996), pioneering real estate developer, civic activist, and philanthropist
• Mike Rowe (born 1962), host of the Discovery Channel program Dirty Jobs
• Ruckus (real name Claude Marrow), Professional Wrestler
• Dutch Ruppersberger (born 1946), (D), member of the United States House of Representatives
• Harry W. Rusk (D), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 1886–1897
• Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr.) (1895–1948), professional baseball player for the New York Yankees, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Axl Rotten (born 1971), Professional Wrestler

S

• Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune host/television host
• Al Sanders, channel 13 news anchor
• Paul Sarbanes (born 1933), born in Salisbury, Maryland, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore, former United States Congressman, former United States Senator
• William Donald Schaefer (born 1921), former Mayor of Baltimore, 58th Governor of Maryland, and 32nd Comptroller of Maryland
• Kurt L. Schmoke (born 1949), former Mayor of Baltimore
• Gina Schock (born 1957), Rock drummer
• Dwight Schultz (born 1947), famous actor. played H.M. Murdock (A-Team) and Lt. Reginald Barclay (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821), established schools and founded first US religious community of apostolic women , the Sisters of Charity (in the Archdiocese of Baltimore)
• Josh Selby, point guard for the University of Kansas Jayhawks basketball team, and the #1 high school basketball prospect in the country according to Rivals.com
• Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), hip hop performer and rapper raised on Greenmount Ave in East Baltimore
• Karl Shapiro (1913–2000), US Poet Laureate 1946–47, born in Baltimore
• Richard Sher, former WJZ-TV newsman, former Oprah Winfrey co-host
• Pam Shriver (born 1962), former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster
• Sargent Shriver (born 1915), born in Westminster, Maryland, politician, activist, driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps
• Eli Siegel (1902–1978), poet, critic, founder of philosophy Aesthetic Realism
• David Simon (born 1960), journalist for The Baltimore Sun, author; television series writer, producer, and creator (notably for The Wire)
• Upton Sinclair, writer (The Jungle), Pulitzer Prize winner, born in Baltimore
• Christian Siriano (born 1985), fashion designer; winner of fourth season of Project Runway; graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts
• Sisqó (Mark Althavan Andrews) (born 1978), R&B and pop singer
• Cameron Snyder (1916–2010), sportswriter for The Baltimore Sun; winner of the Dick McCann Memorial Award
• Raymond A. Spruance (1886–1969), United States Navy admiral in World War II
• Michael S. Steele (born 1958), former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee
• Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), left Johns Hopkins Medical School without a degree and became a writer
• Andy Stickel (born 1983), bass player for 7 Blue Skies
• Stuart Symington (1901–1988), first Secretary of the Air Force and US Senator from Missouri

T

• Jon Theodore (born 1973), musician, The Mars Volta's former drummer
• Evan Taubenfeld (born 1983), musician, Avril Lavigne's former guitarist
• Tracie Thoms (born 1975), American television, film and stage actress
• F. Morris Touchstone, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coach
• Anne Truitt (1921–2004), minimalist sculptor
• Michael Tucker (born 1944), actor
• Jack Turnbull (born 1910), National Lacrosse Hall of Fame player
• Jerry Turner, channel 13 news anchor
• Kathleen Turner (born 1954), actress, graduated University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Anne Tyler (born 1941), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Accidental Tourist, etc.)

U

• Leon Uris (1924–2003), author of Exodus and other novels
• Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, professional football player for the Baltimore Colts, in Pro Football Hall of Fame

V

• Nikolai Volkoff (born 1947), born in Croatia, Yugoslavia, WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler who has spent time in the Baltimore area

W

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• P. J. Wakefield (born 1980), professional soccer player
• Cedric "Ricky" Walker (born 1953), Founder and CEO of UniverSoul Circus
• Henry Walters (1848–1931), rail magnate (Atlantic Coast Line) and founder of Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
• Dante Washington (born 1970), professional soccer striker
• John Waters (born 1946), filmmaker
• Earl Weaver (born 1930), born in St. Louis, Missouri, longtime Manager of the Baltimore Orioles; Baseball Hall Of Fame inductee
• Chick Webb (1905–1939), jazz and swing drummer and band leader who adopted Ella Fitzgerald
• Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass (born 1941), founder of Merry-Go-Round (retailer) clothing empire and portrayed by actor Mickey Rourke in the 1982 classic American film, Diner (film).
• Harry Wendelstedt (born 1938), former umpire in Major League Baseball
• George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976), graduated and taught medical school at Hopkins, won 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine
• William Pinkney Whyte (1824–1908), US Senator, Governor of Maryland, Mayor of Baltimore
• Bernard Williams (born 1978) winner of gold medal in 4x100 meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• KJ Williams (born 1985), stage performer/actor
• Montel Williams (born 1956), television talk-show host
• Oprah Winfrey (born 1954), born in rural Mississippi and raised in Milwaukee, worked at WJZ-TV in Baltimore
• Reggie Williams (born 1964), former professional basketball player.
• David Wingate (born 1963), former professional basketball player.
• Danny Wiseman (born 1967), professional ten-pin bowler and 12-time winner on the PBA Tour
• Edward Witten (born 1951), mathematical physicist and a leading researcher in string theory
• James Wolcott (born 1952) journalist and cultural critic
• Bernie Wrightson (born 1948) artist known for horror illustrations and comic books
• Jane Ann Wynn (born 1969) mixed-media artist

Y

• Steve Yeager (born 1948) award-winning filmmaker, writer, stage director and educator.

Z

• Geoff Zahn (born 1945), former baseball pitcher
• Frank Zappa (1940–1993), singer, guitarist, composer and satirist
• Lillian Zuckerman (1916–2004), actress