#1Famous people · Gate City
3 famous people were born in Gate City from 1805 to 1999
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Mac McClung, covered in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Fayette McMullen and James Stewart Martin. Mac McClung, the best known, was born in 1999. No town in Virginia lists more than Arlington, with 84.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Mac McClung
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Fayette McMullen
Youngest
1999
Mac McClung
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Gate City
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Gate City is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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A chosen home
Also called Gate City home
Born elsewhere, James Alan Shelton lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gate City 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 (4)
- Mac McClung: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fayette McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stewart Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Alan Shelton: Eric Frommer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons