#1Famous people · Farmville
Joseph E. Johnston tops a list of 15 famous people born in Farmville
Most widely known is Joseph E. Johnston, the confederate general, with articles in 35 languages. Behind the leader come Blanche Bruce and The Lady of Rage. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.3 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Joseph E. Johnston
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Edmund W. Hubard
Youngest
1975
Chris Ashworth
Most common field
Military
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Farmville
Joseph E. Johnston has articles in 35 languages, Blanche Bruce in 17 and The Lady of Rage in 13.
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Through the years
When Farmville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 2 births.
MilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineSportsNotableWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Farmville is known for
Farmville has 5.6× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Farmville
Another 12, 2 of them scientists and doctors.
A chosen home
Also called Farmville home
Born elsewhere, Oliver Anthony lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmville 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 (7)
- Joseph E. Johnston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Bruce: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James K. Coyne, III: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Brewer III: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Preston Venable: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Austin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Anthony: Elk Mountain44 (Daryl Connor Thompson), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons