Famous people · Colonial Heights
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Colonial Heights
Closest of all is Lisa Alther, from Kingsport, 3 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Kingsport has the longest list: 35, with Lisa Alther at the top. Jayma Mays is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. No famous person’s birth in Colonial Heights is on record yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jayma Mays
Best known
Jayma Mays
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Colonial Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Colonial Heights
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cyrus Thomas
1825–1910American Mesoamericanist and entomologist
Diana Harshbarger
born 1960American pharmacist, businesswoman and politician
Lindsay Ellis
born 1984American author, film critic and former YouTuber
Nathaniel Edwin Harris
1846–1929Confederate Army officer and politician
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1919–1991American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
Landon Carter Haynes
1816–1875American politician and newspaper editor
William Blount Carter
1792–1848American politician, Tennessee
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
1893–1956(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Kingsport has the most on record, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colonial Heights 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 (16)
- Jayma Mays: Mel from Huntington Beach, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Ernie Ford: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybelle Carter: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac McClung: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Malone: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Herring: MDFriendOfHillary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Harshbarger: Office of Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Blevins: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Grimm: SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Edwin Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Spurgeon Johnson: Gordon Parks, Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Owens: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fayette McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Landon Carter Haynes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons