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Famous people · Goochland
5 famous people were born in Goochland from 1763 to 1932
At the top of the list is the American actor Carl Gordon, covered in 6 languages. Nathaniel Massie is second and J. Harwood Cochrane third. The list’s best known name, Carl Gordon, dates from 1932. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Carl Gordon
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1763
Nathaniel Massie
Youngest
1932
Carl Gordon
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
What stands out about Goochland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Goochland’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessFaithSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Goochland
By how many languages cover them, Carl Gordon comes first (6), then Nathaniel Massie (4) and J. Harwood Cochrane (2).
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Known for
What Goochland is known for
1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.
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Everyone else born in Goochland
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goochland 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 (2)
- Nathaniel Massie: Henry Howe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Berry Meachum: Public Domain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons