#1Film, TV & Stage
Taryn Manning
born 1978American actress, singer and songwriter
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Famous people · Falls Church
28 famous people were born in Falls Church, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
Best known of all is Taryn Manning, written about in 34 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 16 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 10 were born since 1970. Joseph Harvey Riley, born in 1873, is the earliest name and Baby K, born in 1992, the latest.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Taryn Manning
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Joseph Harvey Riley
Youngest
1992
Baby K
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Falls Church’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Falls Church’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Falls Church is known for
Falls Church has 2.4× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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 Falls Church
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Falls Church
Still to come: 25 more, from 1873 to 1992.
Timothy Bresnahan
born 1953Economist (Stanford University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER))
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A chosen home
Also called Falls Church home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Falls Church, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Arlington counts 84 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Falls Church 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 (9)
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Vande Hei: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cohen: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Amaker: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hartman: IFA-International Famous Agency (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon David Erickson: Jdericks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dian Parkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons