Famous people · Haysi
Born near Haysi: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Darrell Powers, was born in Clinchco, 5 mi away. George C. Scott is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. No famous person on record lists Haysi as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
George C. Scott
Best known
George C. Scott
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Haysi’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Haysi
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bev Perdue
born 1947American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina
Clay Stapleton
1921–2014American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
Dwight Yoakam
born 1956American country singer-songwriter, actor, and film director
Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
George C. Scott
1927–1999American actor, film director and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haysi 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 (7)
- George C. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Yoakam: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bev Perdue: Office of Governor Beverly Perdue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Reynolds: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Powers: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Cox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons