#1Famous people · Colonial Beach
2 famous people call Colonial Beach their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American football player Torrey Smith, covered in 8 languages. The only other name is the Canadian businessman Ed Mirvish. Over 75 years of births, the list goes from Ed Mirvish (1914) to Torrey Smith (1989). The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Torrey Smith
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Ed Mirvish
Youngest
1989
Torrey Smith
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Colonial Beach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colonial Beach 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 (2)
- Torrey Smith: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Mirvish: The original uploader was Gilabrand at English Wikipedia.; cropped by Before My Ken 03:30, 16 May 2009 (UTC), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons