#1Famous people · Colonial Heights
3 famous people call Colonial Heights their birthplace
Gray Gaulding, the American stock car racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Second and third on the list are The Unipiper and Mandy Marchiano. Of the bordering towns, Petersburg has the longest list: 57, with Joseph Cotten at the top. The list runs from The Unipiper, born in 1983, to Gray Gaulding, born in 1998.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Gray Gaulding
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1983
The Unipiper
Youngest
1998
Gray Gaulding
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Colonial Heights
Ranked by languages covered: Gray Gaulding with 2, then The Unipiper with 2 and Mandy Marchiano with 1.
#1TU#2
Writing & Arts
The Unipiper
born 1983Portland, Oregon performance artist
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MM#3
Known for
What Colonial Heights is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Of the towns nearby, Petersburg lists the most people: 57.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colonial Heights 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)
- Gray Gaulding: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cotten: Photoplay Publishing Company; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons