Notable Speakers
- Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives; grew up in Baltimore
- Barbara Mikulski
- Ben Cardin
- Mickey Cucchiella
- William Donald Schaefer, former Baltimore mayor, Governor of Maryland
- Daniel Stern
- Mel Kiper Jr.
- Ann Taylor (NPR newscaster)
- Robert M. Parker, Jr., U.S. wine critic
- Jay Landsman, Dennis Mello on The Wire.
- Tootsie Duvall, Marcia Donnelly on The Wire
- Greg Puciato, Singer of The Dillinger Escape Plan. The accent is noticeable in several songs from the band.
- Michael Phelps
- Several members of the Death Metal/Grindcore bands Dying Fetus and Misery Index have Baltimore accents.
- Mike Smith, former guitarist for Limp Bizkit.
- Brandon Novak
- Hilary Hahn
- Sam Cassell
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