33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Belview
Shayne Graham, born in Radford, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Henry King, with articles in 38 languages. In Virginia, 270 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
What stands out about Belview’s famous people
Famous people born near Belview
Nobody born in Belview is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Louis King
1898–1962American actor and movie director

Patri Friedman
born 1976American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy


Robert Craig
1792–1852American politician from Virginia


George Rogers Clark Floyd
1810–1895American politician in West Virginia




Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist





John W. Williams
1869–1934Clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates

Lewis K. Bausell
1924–1944United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belview 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 (23)
- Henry King: Woodbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Floyd: Brady-Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Miller Gearhart: A.Kate Fritsch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patri Friedman: Hannu Makarainen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ballard Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Stokley: Walt Johnson/USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Taylor: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- David Emmons Johnston: David E. Johnston, author. Standard Printing and Publishing Company (Huntington, WV), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Kee: Library of Congress, 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
- Bob Roop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff King: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William McComas: Public domain, 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
- John W. Williams: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis K. Bausell: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Grantham: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons