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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arunah Shepherdson Abell	Publisher	10-Aug-1806	19-Aug-1888	The Baltimore Sun
Russell Baker	Author	14-Aug-1925		Growing Up
Fred Barnes	TV Personality	c. 1943		Fox News regular
Helen Delich Bentley	Politician	28-Nov-1923		Congresswoman from Maryland, 1985-95
Elsbeth Bothe	Judge	17-Oct-1927		Baltimore Circuit Court Judge, retired
James M. Cain	Novelist	1-Jul-1892	27-Oct-1977	The Postman Always Rings Twice
Carl Cannon	Journalist	c. 1953		National Journal
Adam Clymer	Journalist	27-Apr-1937		New York Times major-league asshole
Jack Germond	Columnist	c. 1928		Fat Man in a Middle Seat
Carl Leubsdorf	Journalist	17-Mar-1938		Dallas Morning News
William Manchester	Author	1-Apr-1922	1-Jun-2004	The Arms of Krupp
H. L. Mencken	Critic	12-Sep-1880	29-Jan-1956	The American Language
John R. Murphy	Publisher	c. 1934		Publisher of the Baltimore Sun, 1981-92
Herbert O'Conor	Politician	17-Nov-1896	4-Mar-1960	Governor and Senator from Maryland
Lynne Olson	Author	c. 1949		Freedom's Daughters
Drew Pearson	Journalist	13-Dec-1897	1-Sep-1969	Washington Merry-Go-Round
Louis Rukeyser	Talk Show Host	30-Jan-1933	2-May-2006	Host of PBS's Wall $treet Week
Jack Schaefer	Novelist	19-Nov-1907	24-Jan-1991	Shane
Joseph H. Short	Government	11-Feb-1904	18-Sep-1952	Harry S. Truman's press secretary
David Simon	Author	1960		The Corner
Jonathan Weisman	Journalist	c. 1966		Washington Post Congressional Correspondent
Jules Witcover	Columnist	16-Jul-1927		Longtime Baltimore Sun columnist

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