Scott Cooper
born 1970American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Famous people · Damascus
34 famous people were born within 35 miles of Damascus
Jayma Mays is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Closest of all is Scott Cooper, from Abingdon, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Damascus is on record yet. 270 towns across Virginia can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Jayma Mays
Best known
Jayma Mays
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Damascus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Damascus
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Preston Blair
1791–1876American newspaper editor and presidential advisor
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
1893–1956(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator
Beattie Feathers
1909–1979American college football coach, college baseball coach
Charlie Caldwell
1901–1957American football and baseball player and coach
Charles William Carrico, Sr.
born 1961American politician in Virginia
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1919–1991American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Damascus 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 (27)
- Jayma Mays: Mel from Huntington Beach, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Ernie Ford: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Cooper: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Preston Blair: Thomas Sully, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon P. Sharp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Grimm: SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Boucher: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. Carroll Reece: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Spurgeon Johnson: Gordon Parks, Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Owens: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Butler: U.S. Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beattie Feathers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric McClure: Nascarking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela L. Reeves: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. McKee: United States Air Force (courtesy of Robert Snow), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Francis Rhea: "Clinch Valley News" (Tazewell, Virginia)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd H. Roberts: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Brown: Liesel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Helton: USCG photo by PA1 Barry Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Goss: Drama Queen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles William Carrico, Sr.: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lefty Thomas: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Cullop: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Early: Dustin Senger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons