List of people from Frederick, Maryland

This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Frederick, Maryland.

• Joe Alexander (1986), American-Israeli named to the 2007 All-Big East squad.
• Michael Beasley (1989), NCAA National Player of the Year (2007–2008)
• Fred Carter (born 1945), basketball player from Mount St. Mary's University^[1]
• Eva Fabian (born 1993), American-Israeli world champion swimmer
• Chuck Foreman NFL running back
• Jessie Graff, record-setting female competitor on American Ninja Warrior
• Sam Hinds, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Charlie Keller: MLB Player with the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers^[2][3]
• Alex Lowe (1958–1999), Alpinist considered to be the greatest alpine climber and skier of his generation
• Terence Morris (born January 11, 1979) professional NBA basketball player

• Scott Ambush, musician (born in Frederick, Maryland).
• Lester Bowie (1941–1999), jazz trumpeter and improviser
• Mark Burrier, Cartoonist and Illustrator
• Joe Bussard (1936–2022), a record collector
• Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley) (1932–1963), country music singer.^[4]
• David Essig, singer-songwriter, performer and record producer
• David Gallaher (born June 5, 1975), writer whose second book is set in 1950s Frederick;
• Shawn Hatosy (born December 29, 1975), actor
• Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), lawyer, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• Claire McCardell (1905–1958), American fashion designer
• William Tyler Page (1868 – 1942), known for his authorship of the American's Creed
• Florence Roberts (March 16, 1861 – June 6, 1940), actress
• Bobby Steggert (born 1981) Tony Award-nominated actor.^[5]
• Theophilus Thompson (1855 – after 1873), the first notable African-American chess player
• Florence Trail, educator, writer
• Bryan Voltaggio, celebrity chefs
• Michael Voltaggio, celebrity chefs

• Shadrach Bond (1773–1832), the first Governor of Illinois (born in Frederick).
• Beverly Byron, Congresswoman who resided in Frederick during her time in office.^[6]
• Barbara Fritchie, American Unionist patriot during Civil War (1766–1862).
• John Hanson, the first President of Congress under the Articles of Confederation
• Bradley Tyler Johnson (1829–1903), soldier, lawyer, and politician
• Thomas Johnson (1732–1819), jurist and political figure
• Jacob Koogle (1841–1915), Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War
• Charles Mathias (1922–2010), a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland
• James E. McClellan (1926–2016), American veterinarian and politician
• John McElroy, S.J. (1782–1877), one of two of the Army's first Catholic chaplains.^[7]
• Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean (1859–1916), 7th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution
• Derrick Miller, US Army Sergeant sentenced to life in prison for premeditated murder of Afghan civilian
• John Nelson, U.S. Attorney General and Congressman
• Bazabeel Norman, black Revolutionary War soldier, later to become the second free black landowner in Ohio.
• Alexander Ogle (1766–1832), U.S. Congressman
• Donald B. Rice (born June 4, 1939), Secretary of the Air Force from 1989–1993
• Richard P. Ross Jr. (1906 – 1990) general in the Marine Corps during World War II
• Winfield Scott Schley (1839 – 1911), rear admiral of the U.S. Navy who served from the Civil War to the Spanish–American War
• Roger Brooke Taney (1777–1864) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; rendered the Dred Scott Decision in 1857

• John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor of the modern-day computer; lived in Frederick County
• Bruce Ivins (1946–2008), scientist at Fort Detrick
• Vivienne Medrano, creator and director of Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel, animator, and voice actress
• James B. Ranck Jr. (born 1930), physiologist