#15 famous people were born in Berryville from 1730 to 1922
Articles in 9 languages make the American politician from Indiana James Noble the best known. Second place goes to the American politician Noah Noble, third to Lewis M. Allen. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.6 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1. James Noble was born in 1785.
What stands out about Berryville’s famous people
When Berryville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1780s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Berryville
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2What Berryville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Berryville
2 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berryville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- James Noble: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Noble: Jacob Cox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd W. Williams: USMC Archives from Quantico, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons