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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | This is a list of famous people and celebrities that were either born in or have lived in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. |
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| + | *[[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]] – [[songwriter]] for the [[New Wave music|New Wave]] and [[Talking Heads]] bands | ||
| + | *[[Cab Calloway]] – [[jazz]] [[singer]] and [[bandleader]] | ||
| + | *[[Frederick Douglass]] – [[abolitionist]], [[statesman]], [[orator]] and [[author]] | ||
| + | *[[Philip Glass]] – [[composer]] | ||
| + | *[[Billie Holiday]] – [[jazz]] [[singer]] | ||
| + | *[[Johns Hopkins]] – businessman, [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]], [[abolitionist]] and [[philanthropist]] | ||
| + | *[[Barry Levinson]] – [[screenwriter]], [[film director]], and [[Film producer|producer]] of [[film]] and [[television]] | ||
| + | *[[H.L. Mencken]] – [[journalism|journalist]] and [[society|social]] critic | ||
| + | *[[Ric Ocasek]] – former [[vocalist]] and frontman for [[The Cars]] | ||
| + | *[[Edgar Allan Poe]] – [[poet]], [[short story]] [[writer]], [[editing|editor]] and [[critic]] | ||
| + | *[[Babe Ruth]] – professional [[baseball]] player for the [[New York Yankees]] and member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] | ||
| + | *[[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]] – [[filmmaker]] | ||
| + | *[[Frank Zappa]] – [[singer]], [[guitarist]], [[composer]] and [[satirist]] | ||
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This is a list of famous people and celebrities that were either born in or have lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
- David Byrne – songwriter for the New Wave and Talking Heads bands
- Cab Calloway – jazz singer and bandleader
- Frederick Douglass – abolitionist, statesman, orator and author
- Philip Glass – composer
- Billie Holiday – jazz singer
- Johns Hopkins – businessman, Quaker, abolitionist and philanthropist
- Barry Levinson – screenwriter, film director, and producer of film and television
- H.L. Mencken – journalist and social critic
- Ric Ocasek – former vocalist and frontman for The Cars
- Edgar Allan Poe – poet, short story writer, editor and critic
- Babe Ruth – professional baseball player for the New York Yankees and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- John Waters – filmmaker
- Frank Zappa – singer, guitarist, composer and satirist
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