Kim M. Cobb
born 1974American climate scientist and academic
Famous people · Brightwood
Born near Brightwood: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Zachary Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 144 languages. Closest of all is Kim M. Cobb, from Madison, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Brightwood is on record yet. 276 of the towns in Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Zachary Taylor
Best known
Zachary Taylor
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brightwood’s famous people
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Famous people born near Brightwood
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
1837–1880Wife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur
William Morgan
1774–1826
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
Philip Pendleton Barbour
1783–1841U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brightwood 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 (15)
- Zachary Taylor: James Lambdin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose Powell Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barbour: Henry Ulke / After Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim M. Cobb: PopTech, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Almond: Asfreeas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Flanagan: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Pendleton Barbour: The original uploader was Ticketautomat at German Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Taliaferro: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jazmon Gwathmey: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Rixey: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Barbour Jr.: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morgan: A. Cooley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons