#1Famous people · Big Stone Gap
9 famous people were born in Big Stone Gap, most of them since 1970
A. Linwood Holton, Jr., the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Births span 1910 to 1999, from Henry Stuart Carter to James Mitchell. The list comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Henry Stuart Carter
Youngest
1999
James Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Big Stone Gap’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Big Stone Gap’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Big Stone Gap
First, A. Linwood Holton, Jr. (11 languages), then Thomas Jones (9) and Leanza Cornett (7).
#1
#2Sports
Thomas Jones
born 1978American footballer player from the United States
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Leanza Cornett
1971–2020American beauty pageant contestant
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Big Stone Gap is known for
Big Stone Gap has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Big Stone Gap
6 more, from 1910 to 1999.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Stone Gap 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 (5)
- A. Linwood Holton, Jr.: Virginia Tech, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jones: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leanza Cornett: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Jones: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry H. Geisler: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons