Editing Allegany County, Maryland (section)

==Notable residents==
* [[Thomas Cresap]] (c. 1702 – c. 1790), frontiersman and militia leader, who founded [[Oldtown, Maryland|Oldtown]] and widened [[Nemacolin's Trail]], which led west from Cumberland.
* [[Michael Cresap]] (1742–1775), born in Allegany County, [[American Revolutionary War]] officer.<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Hamill]] (1817–1895), born in Allegany County, [[United States Congressman]] from Maryland.<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Lloyd Lowndes Jr.]] (1845–1905), former Governor of Maryland.
* [[Lefty Grove]] (1900–1975), born and raised in [[Lonaconing, Maryland|Lonaconing]]; Hall of Fame baseball pitcher with the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and [[Boston Red Sox]].
* [[William H. Macy]] (born 1950), American actor.
* [[Sam Perlozzo]], former manager of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] (2005–2007).
* [[Leo Mazzone]], former pitching coach of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and the [[Atlanta Braves]].
* [[Casper R. Taylor Jr.]], former Speaker of the House in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]].
* [[Eddie Deezen]], (born 1957), American actor.
* [[Ty Johnson (American football)|Ty Johnson]] (born 1997), running back - [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.times-news.com/sports/local_sports/something-so-good-so-true-from-the-start/article_0eb937df-e7df-5249-a9c8-c2440b48a437.html | title=Something so good, so true from the start | date=April 25, 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Drew Hankinson]], AKA "Luke Gallows" (born 1983), American professional wrestler
* [[Bob Robertson]] (Born 1946) - Played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman between 1967 and 1979, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robertson was born in Frostburg, Maryland in 1946 where he graduated from Mount Savage High School in Maryland. Robertson lives in LaVale, Maryland with his wife, Carolyn.