
Born near Dale City: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Haley Webb, from Woodbridge, 5 mi away. Henry Lee III is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dale City. 284 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Dale City’s famous people
Famous people born near Dale City
Nobody born in Dale City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Henry Lee III
1756–1818American politician, governor, and representative




Byron Saxton
born 1981American professional wrestling announcer

Denver Riggleman
born 1970American businessman and politician from Virginia
Sunny von Bülow
1932–2008American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dale City 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 (8)
- Henry Lee III: William Edward West / After Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Webb: Alexander Drecun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meyers Leonard: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelby Lynne: Ron Baker (Kingsnake) from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Marshall: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Roza Arzola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Sapong: Ryan Knapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Saxton: Miguel Discart (Shared Account), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Riggleman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons