Editing Cambridge, Maryland (section)

==Notable people==
* [[James A. Adkins]], 28th Adjutant General of Maryland and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Maryland
* [[Beatrice Arthur]], also known as [[Bea Arthur]] (1922–2009), Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress; star of the television sitcoms ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' and ''[[The Golden Girls]]''; grew up in Cambridge, where her parents owned and operated a clothing store; voted "wittiest girl" by classmates at Cambridge High School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/arthur-bea|title=Bea Arthur - Jewish Women's Archive|website=jwa.org}}</ref>
* [[John Barth]] (1930–2024), writer, born in Cambridge
* [[Stephen Allen Benson]] (1816–1865), second [[President of Liberia]]
* [[Troy Brohawn]] (born 1973), retired [[Major League Baseball]] player with the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
* [[Norman Chaney]] (1914–1936), played Chubby on ''Our Comedy'', also known as ''The Little Rascals'', 1928-30
* [[Darnell Clash]] (born 1962), former professional football player in Canada
*[[Willis Conover]] (1920–1996), "Voice of America" DJ, lived in Cambridge during the late 1930s
*[[Richard Ben Cramer]], journalist and author
*[[Shawn Corey Carter]], also known as [[Jay-Z]] (born 1969), lived in Cambridge for a short period, before pursuing a music career<ref>{{cite web |date=July 15, 2013 |title='Oh, I'm So Good at Math': Lessons From the Jay-Z Business Model |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/07/lessons-from-the-jay-z-business-model.html}}</ref>
*[[Charles Goldsborough]] (July 15, 1765 – December 13, 1834), State Senator 1791–1795 and 1799–1801, U.S. Congressman 1789–1791, [[Governor of Maryland]] 1818–1819<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goldsborough, Charles |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000261 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref> 
*[[Phillips Lee Goldsborough]] (August 6, 1865 – October 22, 1946), a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)]], was a United States Senator representing State of Maryland from 1929 to 1935, 47th [[Governor of Maryland]] from 1912 to 1916 and Comptroller of the Maryland Treasury from 1898 to 1900
* [[Emerson Columbus Harrington]] (March 26, 1864 – December 15, 1945), 48th [[Governor of Maryland]] in the United States from 1916 to 1920, [[Comptroller of Maryland|Comptroller of the Maryland Treasury]] from 1912 to 1916
* [[Christopher Harrison]], (1780 – 1868), 1st [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Stories of Indiana|author=Maurice Thompson|url=https://archive.org/details/storiesofindiana7215thom|year=1898|publisher=American Book Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/storiesofindiana7215thom/page/128 128]–130}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Holliday Hicks]] (September 2, 1798 – February 14, 1865), 31st [[Governor of Maryland]] (January 13, 1858 – January 8, 1862), buried in Cambridge Cemetery
* [[Arty Hill]], country singer, was raised here<ref name=MSAC>{{cite web|title=Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys|url=https://www.msac.org/maryland-tradition/arty-hill-long-gone-daddys|publisher=Maryland State Arts Council|access-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705101300/https://www.msac.org/maryland-tradition/arty-hill-long-gone-daddys|archive-date=July 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Kripp Johnson]], singer of [[The Del-Vikings]]
* [[Antwan Lake]], [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive end who played with the [[Detroit Lions]], [[Atlanta Falcons]], and [[New Orleans Saints]]
* [[Henry Lloyd (governor)|Henry Lloyd]] (February 21, 1852 – December 30, 1920), 40th [[Governor of Maryland]] (1885 to 1888); lived in [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester County]] and Cambridge
* [[Carolyn Long]], opera singer
* [[William Vans Murray]], U.S. Congressman for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district|Maryland's 5th District]], 1789–1791
* [[Annie Oakley]], sharpshooter, lived in Cambridge from 1913 to 1915
* [[Charles Quinn]], reporter for [[NBC News]] from 1962 to 1980<ref name=wpost>{{cite news|first=Megan|last=McDonough|title=Charles N. Quinn, NBC news correspondent  |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-n-quinn-nbc-news-correspondent/2013/07/22/e9e261da-f2e3-11e2-bdae-0d1f78989e8a_story.html |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2013-07-22|access-date=2013-08-01}}</ref>
* [[Gloria Richardson]] (1922–2021), leader of the Cambridge movement during the [[Civil Rights Movement]], 1962–1964
* [[Sheriff Robinson]], baseball player and coach
* [[Herbert M. St. Clair]] (1868–1949) businessman, real estate investor, local politician<ref name="Daily World-1945">{{Cite news |date=1945-05-27 |title=Friend of Foe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-friend-of-foe/172071385/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=Daily World |pages=18 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Harriet Tubman]] (1822–1913), escaped slave and activist on the [[Underground Railroad]]