Famous people · Horntown
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Horntown
Marshall Cropper, born in Wattsville, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Hugh Latimer Dryden, with articles in 18 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Horntown yet. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Hugh Latimer Dryden
Best known
Hugh Latimer Dryden
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Horntown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Horntown
Nobody born in Horntown is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant
Louis Purnell
1920–2001Curator at the National Air and Space Museum, decorated Tuskegee Airman during World War II
Milt Drewer
1923–2012American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horntown 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 (8)
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ephraim King Wilson II: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Johnson: 1924_Negro_League_World_Series.jpg: J.E. Mille[r], K.C. derivative work: Delaywaves talk • contribs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Judah: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Purnell: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Webster Cluff: Tlcjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice D. Jester: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milt Drewer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons