Famous people · Falls Mills
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Falls Mills
The nearest, Ahmad Bradshaw, was born in Bluefield, 3 mi away. John Forbes Nash is the most widely known, written about in 106 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Falls Mills. 281 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Forbes Nash
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Falls Mills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Falls Mills
Nobody born in Falls Mills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ray Louthen
1925–2004American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
Maceo Pinkard
1897–1962American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
Stanley J. Wawrzyniak
1927–1995American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Falls Mills 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)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Harrold: ABC Visual Communication, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred M. Wilcox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ahmad Bradshaw: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evans Evans: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons