
Born near Dahlgren Center: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John B. Magruder, from Port Royal, 15 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Dahlgren Center. The best known of them is Benji Madden, with articles in 28 languages. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
What stands out about Dahlgren Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Dahlgren Center
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Jerome Adams
born 1974Surgeon General of the United States from 2017 to 2021



Alfred Gough
born 1967American screenwriter and producer

James R. Lewis
1949–2022Writer and academic specializing in various religious movements
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dahlgren Center 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)
- Alfred Gough: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelby Lynne: Ron Baker (Kingsnake) from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. DeLaGarza: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Adams: U.S. Public Health Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Joseph Fenwick: James Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Magruder: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons