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The Flag of Maryland Location of Maryland on the U.S. map. The following are some notable people from the American state of Maryland, listed by their field of endeavor.This list may not include Federal officials and members of the United States Congress who live in Maryland but are not actual natives.
Paul Sarbanes (1933–2020), born in Salisbury, Maryland, former member of Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator; William Donald Schaefer (1921–2011), mayor of Baltimore, 58th governor of Maryland, and 32nd Comptroller of Maryland; Jason Schappert (born 1988), aviator, born in Baltimore
272 slaves from across Maryland, including the Southern Maryland counties of Charles, St. Mary's, and Prince George's, were sold during the 1838 Jesuit slave sale to two planters in Louisiana. [35] A notable abolitionist from southern Maryland was Josiah Henson, a slave who was born in Charles County before escaping to Canada.
Maryland has a long history concerning sports and a number of major and minor professional sport figures have hailed from the state. Maryland enjoys considerable historical repute for the talented sports players of its past, including Cal Ripken Jr., Michael Phelps and Babe Ruth.
(1605 – 31675) politician, peer and lawyer, first proprietor of Maryland: Leonard Calvert (1606 – 1647) first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland: Phillip Calvert (governor) (c. 1626 - c. 1682), fifth Governor of Maryland Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (1637 – 1715) English peer and colonial administrator
McCarthy's works are closely tied to the South, but the Southern Gothic writer was actually born in Providence. McCarthy's family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, when he was a child, and his father ...
Here are famous people who call Grand Strand home. Terri Richardson. ... Southern Living. The $3.99 Trader Joe’s freezer find I buy when I can’t be bothered to cook. Food. Eating Well.
A small Black community in Anne Arundel County goes back to the 1800s. Wilsontown, in Odenton, was where Quakers and freed slaves worked and lived together.