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Famous people · Charlottesville
Musicians stand out among the 40 famous people born in Charlottesville
The best known is the American actor Rob Lowe, with articles in 54 languages. 20 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia. Fewer than a quarter of the 270 towns in Virginia with famous people list more.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Rob Lowe
in 54 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
David Meriwether
Youngest
1994
Veronica Swift
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
8
notable residents
What stands out about Charlottesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Charlottesville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Charlottesville’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 8.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Charlottesville
Rob Lowe leads with articles in 54 languages, ahead of Camila Mendes (44) and Richard Burr (33).
CM#2
#3Politics & Law
Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023
33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Charlottesville
Another 37, the earliest born in 1755.
Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Charlottesville home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 8 in all, led by John Grisham.
Anna Anderson
1896–1984Romanov imposter who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Alix E. Harrow
born 1989American science fiction and fantasy author (b. 1989)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charlottesville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Higgins: Princess Serenity2, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S. S. Van Dine: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Somdev Devvarman: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons