Born near Catlett: 23 famous people within 35 miles
David Hogan, born in Nokesville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, with articles in 22 languages. Famous people are on record for 273 of the towns in Virginia. No famous person’s birth in Catlett is on record yet.
What stands out about Catlett’s famous people
Famous people born near Catlett
Nobody born in Catlett is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Eppa Hunton
1822–1908U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War

Denver Riggleman
born 1970American businessman and politician from Virginia

Wilmer McLean
1814–1882American businessman, involved in the American Civil War



Mary H. Eastman
1818–1887American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist

Sunny von Bülow
1932–2008American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Catlett 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 (12)
- Benita Fitzgerald-Brown: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Sapong: Ryan Knapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Hunton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Riggleman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilmer McLean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hereford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jazmon Gwathmey: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary H. Eastman: William Shaw Warren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Marie: Urko Dorronsoro, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy B. Porter: Library of Congress. Photoduplication Service, photographer, Public domain, 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