Born near Bull Run: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Richard Taylor, from Centreville, 3 mi away. Over the border in Centreville, one name is on record: Richard Taylor. Kevin Paredes is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bull Run is on record yet.
What stands out about Bull Run’s famous people
Famous people born near Bull Run
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Denver Riggleman
born 1970American businessman and politician from Virginia

Wilmer McLean
1814–1882American businessman, involved in the American Civil War
Sunny von Bülow
1932–2008American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Centreville counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bull Run 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 (7)
- C. J. Sapong: Ryan Knapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Riggleman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilmer McLean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Robinson: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Latham: Civil War Photograph Collection, Library of Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Skule: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwell Lee: Cazenove Gardner Lee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
