#1Science & Medicine
Joseph Reid Anderson
1813–1892American civil engineer, industrialist, and soldier
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Famous people · Fincastle
11 famous people were born in Fincastle, most of them in the early republic
Best known of all is Joseph Reid Anderson, written about in 8 languages. Jacob Ammen is second and Charles H. Grasty third. From Fleming Bowyer Miller to Jack N. Young, the births on the list run from 1792 to 1926. Fewer than a quarter of the 270 towns in Virginia with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Joseph Reid Anderson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Fleming Bowyer Miller
Youngest
1926
Jack N. Young
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Fincastle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fincastle’s famous people were born
The 1800s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Fincastle
Languages with an article: 8 for Joseph Reid Anderson, 7 for Jacob Ammen, 5 for Charles H. Grasty.
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No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.7 times.
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Of the other 8, 3 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fincastle 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 (6)
- Joseph Reid Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Ammen: The original uploader was GhostPirate at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Grasty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Radford: Sophie Radford de Meissner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry R. Houston: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Griffin Johnston: Thomas Campbell (Scotland, active United States, 1810-1847), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons