Famous people · Gwynn
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gwynn
James Henry Lane, born in Mathews, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edmund Randolph, with articles in 35 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Gwynn yet. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Edmund Randolph
Best known
Edmund Randolph
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gwynn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gwynn
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elliott M. Braxton
1823–1891American politician and Confederate Army officer
Charles Samuel Jackson
1860–1924Newspaper owner and publisher in the U.S. state of Oregon
Clarence E. Sutton
1871–1916United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
John Mitchell
1711–1768Colonial American doctor and botanist
Thomas Griffin
1773–1837American politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia
Ralph Northam
born 1959Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
Peyton Randolph
1721–1775President of the first Continental Congress
John Blair Jr.
1732–1800American politician, Founding Father and jurist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gwynn and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (20)
- Edmund Randolph: Casimir Gregory Stapko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Northam: Craig from Richmond, Virginia`, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Taylor: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Hornsby: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Randolph: John Wollaston the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blair Jr.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Nelson: Engraved by Henry Bryan Hall, Sr. in 1870. Based on an earlier drawing. Uploaded by Thingg⊕⊗, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Coke: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Lane: The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott M. Braxton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Nelson: Richard Channing Moore Page (author of volume); unknown artist of miniature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Taliaferro: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Webb: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: Flickr, personal website, Twitter, Instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Griffin: Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852, artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Custis: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence E. Sutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna W. Martin: 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Page Elmore: 1msulax at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Hall Shuck: The original uploader was Brian0324 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Overton Callis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons