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Frank Miller was born in Olney, Maryland, to a nurse mother and a carpenter and electrician father, and was raised in Montpelier, Vermont. He is of Irish descent. Miller was a big comics writer/artist in the '70s and '80s. He wrote and penciled the Marvel series "Daredevil" for a long time. His friend, Klaus Janson, inked. He also wrote two spinoffs about the character "Electra" and did a miniseries about the "X-Men" character "Wolverine". His hit miniseries "Ronin" was published by DC in the mid-eighties. His greatest success came with DC's character "Batman". In 1980, he wrote the acclaimed "Batman" story "Wanted - Santa Claus - Dead or Alive!" for DC Comics. In 1986, his most notable comic-book work, the groundbreaking "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", an alternate history story about Batman in a grim future, was published by DC. Miller wrote and penciled. In 1988, he wrote the acclaimed "Batman: Year One", about Batman's first year on the job, for DC. In 1996, he wrote "Spawn versus Batman", a one-shot issue published by DC and Image Comics. He wrote the major motion pictures RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993) and did the "Robocop" comic series for a little while.

Miller directed The Spirit (2008) and co-directed Sin City (2005) and Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)_.

Elaine Shepard was born on 2 April 1913 in Olney, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Topper (1937), Darkest Africa (1936) and Law of the Ranger (1937). She died on 6 September 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.

French Tickner was born on 26 August 1930 in Olney, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Inuyasha (2000), Double Jeopardy (1999) and Wrongfully Accused (1998). He was married to Mary Colleen Jewell. He died on 26 August 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Rudy Gatlin was born on 20 August 1952 in Olney, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Saving Faith (2017), The Love Boat (1977) and America's Musical Journey (2018). He has been married to Kimberley Harmon since 12 May 1990. They have two children.

Nicolas Sandler was born on 18 May 1985 in Olney, Maryland, USA. Nicolas is a producer, known for Replicas (2018), Asteroid City (2023) and At Eternity's Gate (2018).

Gregory Scanlan was born on 20 February 1952 in Olney, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Lone Star Blues (1994), Going Greek (2001) and Intoxicating (2003). He was married to Victoria Scanlan. He died on 6 January 2006 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

Mitchell Vaughn was born on 18 January 1983 in Olney, Illinois, USA. Mitchell is known for Aura, IL, Welcome to Tolono (2007) and Toxin (2005).

Bob Lilly was born on 26 July 1939 in Olney, Texas, USA. He is known for E! True Hollywood Story (1996), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The NFL on NBC (1965). He has been married to Margaret Ann Threlkeld since 22 June 1973. They have four children.

Bob Lilly Jr. was born on 26 July 1939 in Olney, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Date with Death (1959) and Dangerous Curves (1992).

John Vaught was born on 6 May 1909 in Olney, Texas, USA. He died on 3 February 2006 in Oxford, Mississippi, USA.

Pamela Fine was born on 9 November 1976 in Olney, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Everything's Wonderful (2003).

Le Paul was born Paul Braden on August 2nd, 1900 in Olney, Illinois. He grew up in St. Louis. As a boy he became interested in magic, particularly card manipulation. He started his professional career around 1920, doing a manipulative act entirely with playing cards. This act was the basis of the act for which he became famous. In 1923 he came upon a British manuscript, published in 1916, which contained a vague description of what is known today as the split-fan production. Le Paul was one of the first to use this sleight professionally and his presentation of it was never excelled. His seminal work, "The Card Magic of Le Paul", is in its fourth printing.

Carleton Sheets was born on 22 August 1939 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Investor's Edge - How to Triple Your Profits in One Third the Time (1997), Investor's Edge - How to Skyrocket Your Profits Doing Quick and Easy Fixups (2001) and How to Skyrocket Your Profits: With Distressed and Foreclosure Properties (2004). He died on 25 January 2020 in Florida, USA.

RheAnn WhitePeacock was born on 7 May 1980 in Olney, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Strange Cargo (2001) and To a Tee (2006). She has been married to Travis J. Peacock since 4 August 2012. They have two children. She was previously married to Jeffrey Louis Fuller.

Kyle Clifton was born on 23 August 1962 in Olney, Texas, USA.

John Meisenheimer Sr. was born on 21 June 1933 in Olney, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Finger (2006), Commercial - Zombie Survival Store (2014) and RoboDoc Dissected the Making of RoboDoc (2009). He was married to Winnifred and Alice May Robinson . He died on 7 January 2023 in Orlando, Florida, USA.