
Born near Manassas: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Khalid is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. Closest of all is William Washington Larsen, from Hagan, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Manassas. No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66.
What stands out about Manassas’ famous people
Famous people born near Manassas
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Danny McBride
born 1976American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manassas 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 (15)
- Khalid: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny McBride: highcastle photography at https://www.flickr.com/photos/78284071@N00/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Foster: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priscilla Ahn: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Wallace: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Swindell: MDGovpics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Washington Larsen: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Stokes: User:Venomgraphics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Moses: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Chance: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Gordon Edwards: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Pitts: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Laing Rogers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jabbo Smith: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons