
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carrollton
Closest of all is Ella Fitzgerald, from Newport News, 9 mi away. No entry yet names Carrollton as a birthplace. 273 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record. Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia.
What stands out about Carrollton’s famous people
Famous people born near Carrollton
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Mary Jackson
1921–2005American mathematician and aerospace engineer


Danja
born 1982American record producer and songwriter from Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carrollton 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)
- Ella Fitzgerald: Lewin/Kaufman/Schwartz, Public Relations, Beverly Hills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Iverson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patton Oswalt: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Styron: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Gustin: Tim Blackmon for Galaxy Con, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jackson: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Sullavan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons