#1Politics & Law
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879–1964First female Member of Parliament to take her seat
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Famous people · Danville
57 famous people were born in Danville, more of them musicians than in most towns
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor leads the list, covered in 40 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 35 of them. The list comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia. The oldest name on the list belongs to Thomas Lawson Price, born in 1809, the newest to Trey Edmunds, born in 1994.
Born here
57
notable people
Best known
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Thomas Lawson Price
Youngest
1994
Trey Edmunds
Most common field
Sports
23 people
What stands out about Danville’s famous people
A town of musiciansAmong the 57 people born here, 5 are musicians: 1.6 times the usual share.Known worldwideNancy Astor, Viscountess Astor is written about in 40 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1994, among 20 since 1950.57 notable peopleMore than most towns: 57 notable people were born in Danville.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Danville is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Danville
Ranked by languages covered: Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor with 40, then Tony Rice with 17 and Richard Jewell with 16.
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Through the years
When Danville’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
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Everyone else born in Danville
Another 54, 23 of them athletes.
Richard Benjamin Harrison
1941–2018American pawnbroker and television personality
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William L. Younger
1894–1977American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
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Jerry Beck
Former American expatriate professional basketball player in the Netherlands
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danville 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 (7)
- Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rice: Filberthockey at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camilla Williams: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Benjamin Harrison: Kristen Wong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Hamilton Lewis: Louis Betts;, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Henderson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Newman: Y2kcrazyjoker4, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons