# List of athletes from Maryland N – Z

Maryland has a long history concerning sports and a number of major and minor professional sport figures have hailed from the state. Maryland enjoys considerable historical repute for the talented sports players of its past, including Cal Ripken Jr., Michael Phelps and Babe Ruth.
| Name | Sport | Professional Years | Hometown | Notes |
| N ||||||
| Shawn Nadelen | Lacrosse | 2001 – present | Baltimore | |
| Denny Neagle | Baseball | 1989–2003 | Gambrills | |
| Gary Neal | Basketball | 2007 – present | Baltimore | |
| Bob Nelson | American Football | 1986–1990 | Baltimore | |
| Jeff Nelson | Baseball | 1984–2006 | Baltimore | |
| Johnny Neun | Baseball | 1925–1931 | Baltimore | |
| Simon Nicholls | Baseball | 1903–1910 | Germantown | |
| Bill Nicholson | Baseball | 1936–1953 | Chestertown | |
| Chad Nkang | American Football | 2007 – present | Hyattsville | |
| Nick Noble | Soccer | 2005 – present | Damascus | |
| George Nock | American Football | 1969–1972 | Baltimore | |
| Tim Nordbrook | Baseball | 1974–1980 | Baltimore | |
| Emory Nusz | Baseball | 1884 | Rockville | |
| O ||||||
| Quinn Ojinnaka | American Football | 2006 | Seabrook | |
| Red Oldham | Baseball | 1914–1926 | Zion | |
| Wesley Oler | Track | 1912 | Baltimore | |
| Jim Ostendarp | American Football | 1950–1951 | Baltimore | |
| Fred Ostendorf | Baseball | 1914 | Baltimore | |
| J. J. Outlaw | American Football | 2007 – present | Columbia | |
| P ||||||
| Emile Palmer | American Football | 1996 | Landover | |
| Paul Palmer | American Football | 1987–1992 | Bethesda | |
| Irv Pankey | American Football | 1980–1992 | Aberdeen | |
| James Parrish | American Football | 1993–1995 | Baltimore | |
| Frank Parsons Jr. | Shooting | 1948 | Baltimore | |
| Al Pastrana | American Football | 1969–1970 | Annapolis | |
| Suzanne Paxton | Fencing | 1996 | Baltimore | |
| Cecil Perkins | Baseball | 1967 | Baltimore | |
| Clint Peay | Soccer | 1996–2000 | Columbia | |
| Sam Perlozzo | Baseball | 1977–1981 | Cumberland | |
| Ara Person | American Football | 1972 | Baltimore | |
| Julian Peterson | American Football | 2000 – present | Temple Hills | * First Round Draft Pick in 2000 NFL draft. |
| Babe Phelps | Baseball | 1931–1942 | Odenton | |
| Michael Phelps | Swimming | 2004, 2008 | Baltimore | * 22 Time Swimming Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Tom Phoebus | Baseball | 1960–1972 | Baltimore | *1966 The Sporting News MLB Rookie of the Year |
| Maury Pierce | Baseball | 1884 | | |
| Charlie Pittman | American Football | 1970–1971 | Baltimore | |
| Mike Pitts | American Football | 1983–1994 | Baltimore | * First Round Draft Pick in 1983 NFL draft. |
| Dave Pivec | American Football | 1966–1969 | Baltimore | |
| Boots Poffenberger | Baseball | 1937–1939 | Williamsport | |
| Frank Pollack | American Football | 1991–1997 | Camp Springs | |
| Tommy Polley | American Football | 2001–2006 | Baltimore | |
| George Popplein | Baseball | 1873 | Baltimore | |
| Chuck Porter | Baseball | 1976–1986 | Baltimore | |
| Dick Porter | Baseball | 1929–1934 | Princess Anne | |
| Jake Powell | Baseball | 1930–1945 | Silver Spring | |
| Ike Powers | Baseball | 1927–1928 | Hancock | |
| Warren Powers | American Football | 1989–1993 | Baltimore | |
| Guy Prather | American Football | 1981–1985 | Gaithersburg | |
| Bill Pritchard | American Football | 1927–1928 | Frostburg | |
| Jim Proctor | Baseball | 1959 | Brandywine | |
| Jed Prossner | Lacrosse | 2005 – present | | |
| Q ||||||
| Dwight Muhammad Qawi | Boxing | 1978–1999 | Baltimore | |
| Santino Quaranta | Soccer | 2001 – present | Baltimore | |
| Eddie Quick | Baseball | 1903 | Baltimore | |
| Tom Quinn | Baseball | 1886–1890 | Annapolis | |
| R ||||||
| Paul Rabil | Lacrosse | 2008 – present | Gaithersburg | * 2007 McLaughlin Award Winner |
| Nick Rassas | American Football | 1966–1968 | Baltimore | |
| Don Ratliff | American Football | 1966–1968 | Baltimore | |
| Mike Reichenbach | American Football | 1984–1991 | Fort Meade | |
| Matthew Rice | American Football | 2006–2007 | Greenbelt | |
| Dorsey Riddlemoser | Baseball | 1899 | Frederick | |
| Billy Ripken | Baseball | 1982–1998 | Havre de Grace | |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | Baseball | 1978–2001 | Havre de Grace | * AL Rookie of the Year 1982 * 2 time AL MVP 1983 and 1991 * Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 2007 |
| Bob Robertson | Baseball | 1964–1979 | Frostburg | |
| Dick Robertson | Baseball | 1913–1919 | Rockville | |
| Josh Roenicke | Baseball | 2006 – present | Baltimore | |
| Lybrant Robinson | American Football | 1989 | Salisbury | |
| Doug Roby | American Football | 1923 | Port Tobacco | |
| Josh Roenicke | Baseball | 2006 – present | Baltimore | |
| Shaun Rogers | Figure Skating | 2006 – present | Baltimore | |
| Eddie Rommel | Baseball | 1920–1932 | Baltimore | |
| Ed Royston | American Football | 1948–1929 | Baltimore | |
| Al Rubeling | Baseball | 1940–1944 | Baltimore | |
| Ben Rubeor | Lacrosse | Baltimore | 2009 – present | |
| Don Rudolph | Baseball | 1957–1964 | Baltimore | |
| Allen Russell | Baseball | 1915–1925 | Baltimore | |
| Lefty Russell | Baseball | 1910–1912 | Baltimore | |
| Babe Ruth | Baseball | 1914–1935 | Baltimore | * AL MVP 1923 * Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 1936 |
| S ||||||
| Tony Saunders | Baseball | 1992–2005 | Baltimore | |
| Jimmy Say | Baseball | 1882–1887 | Baltimore | |
| Lou Say | Baseball | 1871–1884 | Baltimore | |
| Jack Scarbath | American Football | 1953–1956 | Baltimore | * First Round Draft Pick in 1953 NFL draft * Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. |
| Nick Scharf | Baseball | 1882–1883 | Baltimore | |
| Greg Schaum | American Football | 1976–1978 | Baltimore | |
| Jim Schelle | Baseball | 1939 | Baltimore | |
| Mike Schemer | Baseball | 1945–1946 | Baltimore | |
| Butch Schmidt | Baseball | 1909–1915 | Baltimore | |
| Steve Schmoll | Baseball | 2002 – present | Silver Spring | |
| Leroy Schneider | American Football | 1947 | Baltimore | |
| Bill Schroeder | Baseball | 1979–1990 | Baltimore | |
| Jody Schulz | American Football | 1983–1987 | Chester | |
| Brad Schumacher | Swimming | 1996 | Bowie | *1996 Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Jesse Schwartzman | Lacrosse | 2007 – present | Owings Mills | |
| Dennis Scott | Basketball | 1990–2000 | Hagerstown | * First Round draft pick in 1990 NBA draft |
| Tom Scott | American Football | 1953–1964 | Baltimore | * Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979. |
| Tom Seabron | American Football | 1979–1980 | Baltimore | |
| Kurt Seibert | Baseball | 1978–1981 | Cheverly | |
| Ted Sepkowski | Baseball | 1942–1947 | Baltimore | |
| Kevin Shaffer | American Football | 2002 – present | Salisbury | |
| Sam Shaw | Baseball | 1888–1893 | Baltimore | |
| Barry Shetrone | Baseball | 1959–1963 | Baltimore | |
| J. P. Shilling | Speed Skating | 2002 | Baltimore | |
| Roger Shoals | American Football | 1961–1971 | Baltimore | |
| Pam Shriver | Tennis | 1979–1997 | Baltimore | * 1988 Tennis Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Gene Shue | Basketball | 1954–1964 | Baltimore | |
| Josh Sims | Lacrosse | 2002 – present | Annapolis | |
| Keith Sims | American Football | 1990–2000 | Baltimore | |
| Dickey Simpkins | Basketball | 1994–2006 | Fort Washington | |
| Tal Skinner | Basketball | 1974–1976 | Berlin | |
| Walt Smallwood | Baseball | 1917–1919 | Dayton | |
| Bill Smiley | Baseball | 1882 | Baltimore | |
| Alex Smith | Lacrosse | 2007 – present | Baltimore | |
| Daryl Smith | Baseball | 1980–1995 | Baltimore | |
| Greg Smith | Baseball | 1985–1995 | Baltimore | |
| Harry Smith | Baseball | 1914–1918 | Baltimore | |
| Homer Smoot | Baseball | 1900–1912 | Galestown | |
| Charlie Snell | Baseball | 1912 | Hampstead | |
| George Snell | American Football | 1926–1927 | | |
| Ray Snell | American Football | 1980–1985 | Baltimore | * First Round Draft Pick in 1980 NFL draft. |
| Al Snyder | American Football | 1964–1966 | Baltimore | |
| Harold Solomon | Tennis | 1952 | Silver Spring | # 5 in world. |
| Ron Solt | American Football | 1984–1991 | Bainbridge | * First Round Draft Pick in 1984 NFL draft. |
| Al Sparkman | American Football | 1948–1949 | Baltimore | |
| Ben Spencer | Baseball | 1913 | Patapsco | |
| Akhnaten Spencer-El | Fencing | 2000 | Baltimore | |
| George Spriggs | Baseball | 1963–1970 | Jewell | |
| Larry Spriggs | Basketball | 1981–1986 | Cheverly | |
| Rick Steirer | Baseball | 1977–1986 | Baltimore | |
| Garrett Stephenson | Baseball | 1992–2003 | Takoma Park | |
| Bobby Stevens | Baseball | 1931 | Chevy Chase | |
| Jim Stevens | Baseball | 1914 | Williamsburg | |
| Archie Stimmel | Baseball | 1900–1902 | Woodsboro | |
| Robert Stinson | Sailing | 1956 | Baltimore | |
| Otis Stocksdale | Baseball | 1893–1896 | Arcadia | |
| Art Stokes | Baseball | 1925 | Emmitsburg | |
| Mike Stonebreaker | American Football | 1991–1994 | Baltimore | |
| Bill Stumpf | Baseball | 1912–1913 | Baltimore | |
| Jill Sudduth | Synchronised swimming | 1996 | Baltimore | * 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Suter Sullivan | Baseball | 1898–1899 | Baltimore | |
| Ivory Sully | American Football | 1979–1987 | Salisbury | |
| Larry Surock | Soccer | 1952 | Baltimore | * Inducted into Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame 1991 |
| Ron Swoboda | Baseball | 1964–1973 | Baltimore | |
| John Sykes | American Football | 1972 | Baltimore | |
| T ||||||
| Jack Taylor | Baseball | 1891–1899 | Sandy Hill | |
| Pete Taylor | Baseball | 1952 | Severn | |
| Jim Teal | American Football | 1973 | Baltimore | |
| Mark Teixeira | Baseball | 2002 – present | Annapolis | * First Round Draft Pick in 2001 MLB Draft. |
| Tommy Thomas | Baseball | 1926–1937 | Baltimore | |
| Daryl Thompson | Baseball | 2003 – present | La Plata | |
| Kevin Thompson | American Football | 2000–2007 | Gaithersburg | |
| Ryan Thompson | Baseball | 1987–2004 | Chestertown | |
| Zach Thornton | Soccer | 1996 – present | Edgewood | |
| Lou Thuman | Baseball | 1939–1940 | Baltimore | |
| Calvin Tiggle | American Football | 1991–2001 | Fort Washington | |
| Frank Todd | Baseball | 1898 | Aberdeen | |
| Randy Tomlin | Baseball | 1988–1996 | Bainbridge | |
| Marco Tongue | American Football | 1983–1984 | Annapolis | |
| Reggie Tongue | American Football | 1996–2005 | Baltimore | |
| Steve Trimble | American Football | 1981–1987 | Cumberland | |
| Sam Trott | Baseball | 1880–1888 | | |
| John Turnbull | Field Hockey | 1936 | Baltimore | |
| Buff Turner | American Football | 1921 | | |
| Kip Turner | Lacrosse | Annapolis | 2008 – present | * First Round Draft Pick 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft |
| U ||||||
| Maury Uhler | Baseball | 1914 | Pikesville | |
| Dutch Ulrich | Baseball | 1925–1927 | Baltimore | |
| Bob Unglaub | Baseball | 1904–1910 | Baltimore | |
| Pong Unitas | American Football | 1921 | Baltimore | |
| V ||||||
| Mike Venafro | Baseball | 1995–2007 | Takoma Park | |
| Tommy Vereker | Baseball | 1915 | Baltimore | |
| W ||||||
| Paul Wachtel | Baseball | 1917–1930 | Myersville | * Member of the Texas League Hall of Fame. |
| Bob Wade | American Football | 1968–1970 | Baltimore | |
| P. J. Wakefield | Soccer | 2002 – present | Baltimore | * MISL Rookie of the Year 2002 |
| Doc Wallace | Baseball | 1919 | Church Hill | |
| Ed Walsh | American Football | 1961 | Fort Meade | |
| Jim Ward | American Football | 1967–1971 | Frederick | |
| Chris Warren | American Football | 1990–2000 | Silver Spring | |
| Dante Washington | Soccer | 1992–2005 | Baltimore | |
| Steve Watson | American Football | 1979–1987 | Baltimore | * Inducted into Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame 1993 |
| Billy Werber | Baseball | 1930–1942 | Berwyn Heights | |
| Larry Webster | American Football | 1992–2002 | Elkton | |
| Marvin Webster | Basketball | 1975–1987 | Baltimore | * First Round draft pick in 1975 NBA draft |
| Beth Weinberg | Swimming | 1976 | Baltimore | |
| Drew Westervelt | Lacrosse | 2007 – present | Bel Air | |
| Bob Wheeler | Track | 1972 | Baltimore | |
| Reggie E. White | American Football | 1992–1995 | Baltimore | |
| Ruth White | Fencing | 1972 | Baltimore | |
| Trey Whitty | Lacrosse | 2005 – present | | |
| Derrick Williams | American football | 2009 – present | Greenbelt | |
| Spider Wilhelm | Baseball | 1953 | Baltimore | |
| Bernard Williams | Track | 2000, 2004 | Baltimore | * 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Bob Williams | American football | 1951–1955 | Cumberland | * First Round Draft Pick in 1951 NFL draft. * Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame 1988 |
| Brooks Williams | American football | 1978–1983 | Baltimore | |
| Calvin Williams | American Football | 1990–1996 | Baltimore | |
| Mark Williams | American Football | 1994–1996 | Camp Springs | |
| Reggie Williams | Basketball | 1987–1996 | Baltimore | * First Round Draft pick in 1987 NBA draft |
| Vic Willis | Baseball | 1898–1910 | Cecil County | * Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 1995 |
| Craig Wilson | Baseball | 1984–1995 | Annapolis | |
| Gary Wilson | Baseball | 1902 | Baltimore | |
| Henry Wilson | Baseball | 1898 | Baltimore | |
| Walter Wilson | American Football | 1990–1992 | Baltimore | |
| Wayne Wilson | American Football | 1979–1987 | Montgomery County | |
| David Wingate | Basketball | 1986–2000 | Baltimore | |
| Elmer Wingate | American Football | 1953 | Baltimore | |
| Kennard Winchester | Basketball | 1990–1993 | Chestertown | |
| Skip Wise | Basketball | 1974–1976 | Baltimore | |
| Danny Wiseman | Professional Bowling | 1987–present | Baltimore | *Professional Bowlers Association HOF 2013 |
| Jay Witasick | Baseball | 1993–2007 | Baltimore | |
| Raymond Wittelsberger | Field Hockey | 1956 | Baltimore | |
| Johnnie Wittig | Baseball | 1938–1949 | Baltimore | |
| Jason Wolfe | Ice Hockey | 1998 – present | College Park | |
| Donnell Woolford | American Football | 1989–1999 | Baltimore | * First Round Draft Pick in 1989 NFL draft. |
| Harry Worthington | Track | 1912 | Baltimore | |
| Chuck Wortman | Baseball | 1916–1918 | Baltimore | |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (born 1995), basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, and the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association X Y ||||||
| Ryan Yarborough | American football | 1994–2001 | Baltimore | |
| Charlie Yingling | Baseball | 1894 | Baltimore | |
| Joe Yingling | Baseball | 1886 | Baltimore | |
| Bobby Young | Baseball | 1948–1958 | Granite | |
| Chase Young | American football | 2020–present | Upper Marlboro | |
| Perry Young | Basketball | 1986–1987 | Baltimore | |
| Z ||||||
| Geoff Zahn | Baseball | 1968–1985 | Baltimore | |
| Katie Zaferes | Triathlete | 2005–present | Hampstead | |
| Joanna Zeiger | Triathlete | 2000 – present | Baltimore | |