Famous people · Dooms
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dooms
Cyrus W. Strickler, born in Fishersville, 7 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Waynesboro has the longest list: 13, with Kid Kash at the top. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. No entry yet names Dooms as a birthplace.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Woodrow Wilson
Best known
Woodrow Wilson
in 190 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dooms’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dooms
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023
Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Waynesboro has the most on record, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dooms 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)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Kash: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons