Famous people · Boissevain
Born near Boissevain: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ed Setrakian, was born in Anawalt, 5 mi away. John Forbes Nash is the most widely known, written about in 106 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Boissevain. The Virginia lists hold names for 276 towns.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
John Forbes Nash
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boissevain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boissevain
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ray Louthen
1925–2004American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
Maceo Pinkard
1897–1962American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
Stanley J. Wawrzyniak
1927–1995American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient
Steve Harvey
born 1957American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boissevain 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 (8)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Harvey: Avito C. Dalan, Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Harrold: ABC Visual Communication, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred M. Wilcox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ahmad Bradshaw: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evans Evans: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons