
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Conicville
The best known of them is Edward Almond, with articles in 12 languages. Closest of all is Harrison H. Riddleberger, from Edinburg, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Conicville. 282 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Conicville’s famous people
Famous people born near Conicville
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Barnett McFee Clinedinst
1862–1953American photographer, served as White House photographer 1900-1913
Melissa J. Moore
American biochemist, Chief Scientific Officer Moderna




Ebenezer Zane
1747–1811American pioneer, road builder and land speculator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Conicville 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 (6)
- Edward Almond: Asfreeas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernadotte Everly Schmitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison H. Riddleberger: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jordan: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade H. Haislip: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons