Famous people · Williamsburg
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Williamsburg
The nearest, Tom Hughes, was born in Coal Creek, 2 mi away. The best known of them is David Packard, with articles in 39 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Williamsburg yet. In all of Colorado, the famous people on record come from 133 towns.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
David Packard
Best known
David Packard
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Williamsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Williamsburg
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Hawthorne
1918–2007Radio Personality, Television Pioneer, Film Maker, Writer, Television and Radio Comedy
David Boyd
American cinematographer, television director and camera operator
David Packard
1912–1996American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist
Jon Watts
born 1981American film director, producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williamsburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (14)
- David Packard: Department of Defense Historical Office Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Watts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Sawyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Howard Menzel: The original uploader was Fdavis99 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Withers: film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Tolan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G'Angelo Hancock: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Khiry Shelton: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Hiatt: Screenland Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Headley: Dirk from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylee Shook: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Grimm: Fyunck(click), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franz N. D. Kurie: Donald Cooksey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons