Born near Arcola: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Kevin Paredes, from South Riding, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Hilarie Burton, with articles in 44 languages. Across Virginia, 269 towns list someone born there. No famous person’s birth in Arcola is on record yet.
What stands out about Arcola’s famous people
Famous people born near Arcola
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Sean Parker
born 1979American entrepreneur, programmer and philanthropist

Wesley L. Fox
1931–2017United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arcola 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 (6)
- Hilarie Burton: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Parker: Amager at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Fox: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Caldwell: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Grey: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Dove: Diamond Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons