Deerfield School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDeerfield has yet to put a famous person on the list
282 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record. Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Deerfield), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Deerfield has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deerfield 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.