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my vote is for Eason. for said reasons.
but Eason, you lost points for namedroppin HNIC, i mean you could have said anybody from maryland and you chose hnic??
seriously, any one of these dudes would have been a better pick.....
Politicians, Jurists, and Statesmen
* Spiro T. Agnew, former Governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States
* Charles Joseph Bonaparte, former Attorney General of the United States, founder of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, grand nephew of French emperor Napoleon I.
* Anthony G. Brown, current Lt. Governor of Maryland
* Charles Carroll of Carrollton, lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence
* Samuel Chase, United States Supreme Court Justice
* J. Joseph Curran, Jr., state Attorney General and former Lt. Governor
* Frederick Douglass, abolitionist
* Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor of Maryland
* John Hanson, first president of the United States in Congress Assembled
* Steny Hoyer, current Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
* Thurgood Marshall, civil rights leader and United States Supreme Court Justice
* Kweisi Mfume, NAACP leader and former Congressman
* Catherine Curran O'Malley, State District Judge and wife of Martin O'Malley
* Martin J. O'Malley, Current Governor of Maryland
* William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence
* Nancy Pelosi, 60th United States Speaker of the House
* Sargent Shriver, politician, former Vice Presidential candidate
* Michael S. Steele, former Lt. Governor of Maryland
* Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the United States
* Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lt. Governor of Maryland and oldest daughter of Robert F. Kennedy
[edit] Scientists and Inventors
* Ephraim Francis Baldwin, architect
* Benjamin Banneker, astronomer, clockmaker, and publisher
* Wright Butler, architect
* Dr. Ben Carson, neurosurgeon
* Rachel Carson, environmentalist
* Albert Cassell, architect
* Roger L. Easton, principal inventor of G.P.S.
* Michael Griffin, NASA administrator
* Mathias Shryock, architect
* Paul Reed Smith, luthier
* Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician
[edit] Authors, Journalists
* John Barth, author
* Carl Bernstein, journalist
* Hanne Blank, author
* Ann Brashares, author
* James M. Cain, journalist and crime fiction author
* Kiran Chetry, journalist
* Connie Chung, journalist
* Tom Clancy, novelist
* Lucille Clifton, poet
* Matt Drudge, journalist, radio talk show host
* Roland Flint, poet
* Jesse Glass, poet, folklorist
* Dashiell Hammett, detective fiction author
* Sophie Kerr, author
* Gayle King, editor
* Munro Leaf, children's author
* Ronald Damien Malfi, novelist
* H. L. Mencken, journalist and social critic
* Frank Miller, writer and artist
* Ogden Nash, humorous poet
* Edgar Allan Poe, poet and writer
* Adrienne Rich, poet and feminist
* Nora Roberts, author
* Karl Shapiro, poet
* Upton Sinclair, author
* Norman Solomon, journalist, media critic
* Bud Sparhawk, science fiction author
* Anne Tyler, author
* Leon Uris, author
* James Wolcott, journalist, social critic
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Individuals
* Tori Amos, singer/songwriter
* BT, electronic musician
* Niki Barr, singer/songwriter
* Keter Betts, jazz bassist
* Eubie Blake, ragtime, jazz and pop composer, lyricist
* Guy Blakeslee, AKA Entrance, singer/songwriter
* Bossman, rapper
* Toni Braxton, singer
* Kev Brown, rapper and producer
* David Byrne, singer/guitarist of rock band Talking Heads
* Bill Callahan, singer/songwriter formerly known as Smog
* Cab Calloway, jazz singer and bandleader
* Eva Cassidy, singer/songwriter
* Cex, electronic musician
* JC Chasez, singer, songwriter and producer; former member of pop group N'Sync
* John Christ, former guitarist of the hard rock band Danzig
* Dan Deacon, electronic musician
* Adam Duritz, singer of rock band Counting Crows
* Cass Elliot, singer of pop band The Mamas and The Papas
* Sam Endicott, singer of rock band The Bravery
* John Fahey, folk/blues guitarist
* Mark Fax, composer
* Danny Gatton, guitarist
* Ginuwine, R&B singer
* Philip Glass, composer
* Robert Gordon, rockabilly singer
* Tamyra Gray, singer/actress
* Billie Holiday, singer
* Ron Holloway, tenor saxophonist
* Julienne Irwin, singer and America's Got Talent finalist
* LaKisha Jones, American Idol (Season 6) finalist
* Tommy Keene, singer/songwriter
* Greg Kihn, New Wave and pop musician and singer
* Joe Lally, bassist of rock band Fugazi
* Nathan Larson, film soundtrack composer; guitarist of rock bands Shudder To Think and Hot One
* Rod Lee, Baltimore club producer/DJ
* Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter
* Nils Lofgren, solo rock musician and guitarist with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
* Mario, singer/songwriter
* Christina Milian, singer/songwriter/actress/dancer
* Mýa, singer/songwriter and dancer
* Ric Ocasek, former frontman of The Cars
* Barry Louis Polisar, singer/songwriter of children's music
* Greg Puciato, singer of metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan
* Gina Schock, drummer of rock band The Go-Go's
* Noel Paul Stookey, singer with Peter, Paul and Mary
* Evan Taubenfeld, ex-guitarist and backup vocalist for pop star Avril Lavigne; singer and rhythm guitarist for The Black List Club
* Chester Thompson, drummer, frequent collaborator with Genesis
* Miss Tony, Baltimore club singer
* Chick Webb, jazz and swing drummer and bandleader
* Scott "Wino" Weinrich, doom metal guitarist and vocalist
* Erica Wheeler, folk singer/songwriter
* Frank Zappa, singer, guitarist and composer
[edit] Musical groups
* A//Political
* All Time Low
* Beach House
* Black Tambourine
* Channels
* Clutch
* Dog Fashion Disco
* Dru Hill
* Dying Fetus
* Earthride
* Good Charlotte
* Half Japanese
* The Hated
* The Hidden Hand
* Internal Void
* Iron Man
* Jimmie's Chicken Shack
* Kix
* Lake Trout
* Laughing Colors
* Live Alien Broadcast
* Lungfish
* Mary Prankster
* Maypole
* Misery Index
* Moss Icon
* The Obsessed
* Of A Revolution (O.A.R.)
* The Oranges Band
* The Orioles
* Reptile House
* Revelation
* The Royalettes
* Sixty Watt Shaman
* Spirit Caravan
* SR-71
* Trans Am
* Unorthodox
* Velocity Girl
* Void
* VooDoo Blue
* Wakefield
* Wilderness
* Wretched
[edit] Actors, Filmmakers, and Entertainers
* Chris Adler, actor
* John Astin, actor
* Lewis Black, comedian, actor
* Edwin Booth, actor
* Julie Bowen, actress
* Kimberly J. Brown, actress
* Josh Charles, actor
* Kevin Clash, puppeteer
* Hans Conreid. voice actor
* Alexis Denisof, actor
* Divine, actor, drag-queen
* Charles Dutton, actor
* Michael Ealy, actor
* Anna Faris, actress
* Evan Farmer, actor/singer/television personality
* Wayne Federman, comedian, actor, author
* Alfred Gough, screenwriter and producer
* Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality, actress, singer
* Ira Glass, radio personality, producer
* John Glover, actor
* Linda Hamilton, actress
* Linda Harrison, model, actress
* David Hasselhoff, actor
* Shawn Hatosy, actor
* Goldie Hawn, actress
* Robert Hays, actor
* Jim Henson, filmmaker and puppeteer
* Taraji P. Henson, actor
* Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson, actress
* Thomas Jane, actor
* Rian Johnson, filmmaker
* Spike Jonze, music video director, filmmaker, and producer
* Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian, director and producer
* Barry Levinson, filmmaker
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress
* William H. Macy, actor
* Paula Marshall, actress
* Cookie Mueller, actress, writer
* Edward Norton, actor
* Robin Quivers, talk show host, radio personality
* Patricia Richardson, actress
* Jessica Lee Rose, actress
* Mike Rowe, TV show host
* Dwight Schultz, actor
* Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
* Daniel Stern, actor
* Mink Stole, actress
* Jonathan Ward, actor
* John Waters, filmmaker
* Montel Williams, talk show host
[edit] Athletes
* Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
* Harold Baines, baseball player
* Frank Baker, baseball player
* Ken Bannister, basketball player
* Steve Barber, baseball player
* Len Bias, basketball player
* Lonny Baxter, basketball player
* Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues, basketball player
* Josh Boone, basketball player
* Riddick Bowe, world heavyweight champion boxer
* Charles Bradley, basketball player
* Dudley Bradley, basketball player
* Troy Brohawn, baseball player
* Sam Cassell, basketball player
* Quintin Dailey, basketball player
* Dominique Dawes, Olympic gymnast
* Juan Dixon, basketball player
* Duane Ferrell, basketball player
* Danny Ferry, basketball player
* Jimmy Foxx, HOF baseball player
* Steve Francis, basketball player
* Rudy Gay, basketball player
* Jeff Green, basketball player
* Lefty Grove, HOF baseball player
* Jeff Halpern, hockey player
* Calvin Hill, football player, father of Grant Hill
* Jarrett Jack, basketball player
* Tracy Jackson, basketball player
* Al Kaline, HOF baseball player
* Stacy Keibler, professional wrestler
* Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder
* Sugar Ray Leonard, HOF boxer
* Reggie Lewis, basketball player
* Matt Maloney, basketball player
* Terence Morris, basketball player
* Leo Mazzone, pitching coach (baseball)
* Travis Pastrana, motorsport athlete
* Sam Perlozzo, baseball player, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles
* Julian Peterson, football player
* Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer
* Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball player
* Axl Rotten, professional wrestler
* Babe Ruth, HOF baseball player
* Dennis Scott, basketball player
* Pam Shriver, tennis player
* Gene Shue, basketball player
* Dickey Simpkins, basketball player
* Tal Skinner, basketball player
* Tubby Smith, basketball coach
* Larry Spriggs, basketball player
* Mike Sweetney, basketball player
* Mark Teixeira, baseball player
* Marvin Webster, basketball player
* Reggie Williams, basketball player
* David Wingate, basketball player
* Kennard Winchester, basketball player
* Jay Witasick, baseball player
[edit] Visual Artists
* Norman Carlberg - sculptor
* Frank Cho, comic book creator, writer and artist
* Jane Frank- painter, sculptor, mixed media artist, illustrator
* Lee Gatch - painter, mixed media artist
* Elaine Hamilton (Elaine Hamilton O'Neal), painter
* Morris Louis, painter
* Anne Truitt, sculptor
[edit] Miscellaneous
* Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
* Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, First Lord Baltimore and proprietary governor
* John Carroll, first Roman Catholic archbishop in the US
* Robert Curbeam, astronaut
* Stephen Decatur, naval hero of the War of 1812
* Matthew Henson, explorer
* Johns Hopkins, businessman and philanthropist
* Francis Scott Key, writer of the national anthem
* Jacob Lumbrozo, first Jew to permanently settle in the New World
* George Peabody, founder of the Peabody Institute, philanthropist
* Frank Perdue, president of Perdue Farms
* James Rouse, city planner
* Raymond A. Spruance, admiral
* Ben Stein, actor, author, economist, former political speechwriter
* Harriet Tubman, leader on the Underground Railroad
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- That just ain't right fred.............