Famous people · East Lexington
Born near East Lexington: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Pat Robertson, born in Lexington, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in East Lexington. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Pat Robertson
Best known
Pat Robertson
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Lexington
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cy Twombly
1928–2011American painter, sculptor and photographer
Robert Paxton
born 1932American political scientist and historian
J. C. Snead
1940–2025Professional golfer, minor league baseball player
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The longest list nearby is Lexington’s, with 27.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Lexington 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 (7)
- Pat Robertson: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Hahn: Quincena Musical, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Letcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Arliner Young: Marine Biological Laboratory, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Schiavone: grenwail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons