Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins

male, deceased (1873)
nineteenth century, philanthropist, Crofton, Business Person, fromBaltimore, quaker
Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 - December 24, 1873) was a wealthy entrepreneur and philanthropist of nineteenth century Baltimore, now most noted for...
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

male, deceased (1849)
poet, Short story writer, Romanticism, Horror writer, American, Detective fiction…From Boston, from the Bronx, From Richmond, Virginia, fromBaltimore
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the...

David Simon

male, 49 years old
baltimore sun, Executive Producer, journalist, Producer, author, Screenwriter…from Washington, D.C., fromBaltimore, the baltimore sun
David Simon (born 1960) is an American author, journalist, and writer/producer of television shows based on his books. He is the creator and head...
John Waters

John Waters

male, 63 years old
director, fromBaltimore, transgressive, writer, Maryland actor, Art collector
John Waters (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, personality, visual artist and art collector, who rose to fame in the early...
William Donald Schaefer

William Donald Schaefer

male, 88 years old
American military personnel of World War II, from Maryland, democratic party, Maryland politician, Comptrollers of Maryland, United States Democratic Party…Mayor of Baltimore, University of Baltimore alumni, fromBaltimore
William Donald Schaefer (born November 2, 1921) is an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local...
Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

male, deceased (1948)
baseball, New York Yankees, The Great Bambino, Star, 600 home run club, buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery…from Maryland, fromBaltimore
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948), also known as "Babe", "The Great Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat", and "The Colossus of...
Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

male, deceased (1993)
African American, rule of law, United States Supreme Court justice, jurist, supreme court of the united states, Spingarn Medal winner…fromBaltimore
Thurgood Marshall was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to becoming a...
Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

male, 24 years old
2004 Summer Olympics, World record holder in swimming, athletic, World Swimmer of the Year, Swimming World Swimmer of the Year, individual medley…fromBaltimore
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985 in Towson, Maryland) is an American swimmer and World Record Holder in several events. Phelps'...
Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

male, deceased (1843)
St. John's College, U.S. alumni, from Carroll County, Maryland, American lawyer, the star-spangled banner, American poet, American…fromBaltimore, Baltimore Patriot
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, an author, and an amateur poet who wrote the words to the United...
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi

Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi

female, 69 years old (San Francisco, California, United States)
Democrat, The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, City and County of San Francisco, 8th district of California, California's 8th congressional district, Italian-American…born in Baltimore MD, Baltimore MD, fromBaltimore, From San Francisco, From LA
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, pressed the committee on Sunday to begin investigating and make a preliminary report...