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Famous people · Floyd

From 1850 to 1975, Floyd was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Articles in 6 languages make the American politician Posey G. Lester the best known. Behind the leader come Darian Grubb and Don Williams. Posey G. Lester, the best known, was born in 1850. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.

#1 best knownPosey G. LesterPolitics & Law · 1850–1929
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Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Posey G. Lester
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Posey G. Lester
Youngest
1975
Darian Grubb
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Floyd

Languages with an article: 6 for Posey G. Lester, 3 for Darian Grubb, 2 for Don Williams.

Posey G. Lester#1
Politics & Law

Posey G. Lester

1850–1929

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Darian Grubb#2
Science & Medicine

Darian Grubb

born 1975

NASCAR crew chief

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DW#3
Sports

Don Williams

1931–2011

Baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Floyd 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.

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