Famous people · Afton
Born near Afton: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Kid Kash, born in Waynesboro, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Afton yet. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Woodrow Wilson
Best known
Woodrow Wilson
in 190 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Afton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Afton
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
Thomas Whitehead
1825–1901Confederate Army officer, newspaper editor and politician
Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023
Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Frank D. Peregory
1916–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Afton 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 (20)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Kash: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamner, Jr.: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Alexander: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Wiseman: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Early: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wetzel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Long: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Burns: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Whitehead: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons