Famous people · Harrisonburg
Born near Harrisonburg: 33 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tommy McLain, from Jonesville, 10 mi away. Jerry Lee Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Harrisonburg yet. Famous people are on record for 242 of the towns in Louisiana.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Jerry Lee Lewis
Best known
Jerry Lee Lewis
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harrisonburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harrisonburg
The 33 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sam Smith
born 1955American former professional basketball player born 1955
Varina Davis
1826–1906Second wife of President Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederate States
Glen Ballard
born 1953American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrisonburg 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 (27)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: photographer:Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Swaggart: Jntracy75, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard K. Smith: ABC News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lainey Wilson: Helloburton, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hound Dog Taylor: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Sauldsberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander O'Neal: Andrew Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Earle Chamberlain: Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Gail Lewis: Klaus Hiltscher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry Jones III: File:Perry Jones Marcin Gortat.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Williams: Publicity still-CBS-TV. The photo can be dated by the years the Amos 'n' Andy television show was in production. Comparing the photo with File:Spencer Williams Alvin Childress Amos n Andy 1952.JPG, another publicity photo from the show, it can be se…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McKeithen: St. Aloysius High School, Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Simmons: Matt Brown Guildford, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Johnson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graves B. Erskine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Speedy Long: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Booger McFarland: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Boatner: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Wilson: Evan Guest, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodie Flowers: Embassy of Sweden Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Riggs: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald J. Hays: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Brown: The Town Talk newspaper, Alexandria, Lousiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susie Morgan: LAEDSystemsUnit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy McLain: Jamie/Guyden Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons