Famous people · Allisonia
34 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allisonia
Closest of all is Jeff King, from Pulaski, 8 mi away. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Allisonia. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Best known
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allisonia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allisonia
The 34 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lewis K. Bausell
1924–1944United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Robert Porterfield
1905–1971American actor and director
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
1872–1961First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
born 1942American politician in Virginia
Louis King
1898–1962American actor and movie director
Robert Craig
1792–1852American politician from Virginia
Bobby Dodd
1908–1988American football coach and player, college athletic director
George Rogers Clark Floyd
1810–1895American politician in West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allisonia 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 (22)
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson: Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry King: Woodbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbert Lee Trinkle: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Carter Stuart: photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Kee: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick R. Butler: Unsigned engraving, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Michael Mendel: Bill Oakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Posey G. Lester: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Harding Poff: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David French Boyd: Photographer: Washburn 697 Canal St. New Orleans, LA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne B. Crockett-Stark: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fry Page: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff King: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darian Grubb: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Goodson: Danny Goodman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rogers Clark Floyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Brillheart: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jervey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis K. Bausell: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Price Webb: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Grantham: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons