Famous people · Iron Gate
Born near Iron Gate: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Roger Arliner Young, from Clifton Forge, 3 mi away. Katherine Johnson is the most widely known, written about in 79 languages. No entry yet names Iron Gate as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Katherine Johnson
Best known
Katherine Johnson
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Iron Gate’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Iron Gate
Nobody born in Iron Gate is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
J. C. Snead
1940–2025Professional golfer, minor league baseball player
Cy Twombly
1928–2011American painter, sculptor and photographer
Robert Paxton
born 1932American political scientist and historian
Mary Johnston
1870–1936American novelist and women's rights advocate
Joseph Reid Anderson
1813–1892American civil engineer, industrialist, and soldier
William Alexander Anderson
1842–1930American lawyer and politician
Katherine Johnson
1918–2020African-American mathematician
John Leonard Hines
1868–1968(1868-1968) former Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Margaret Prescott Montague
1878–1955American writer
Lindsley Register
born 1993American actress, producer and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iron Gate 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 (15)
- Katherine Johnson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Robertson: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Hahn: Quincena Musical, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bimbo Coles: PO2 Wendy Hamme, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Letcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapman Revercomb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Arliner Young: Marine Biological Laboratory, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Schiavone: grenwail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Reid Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Johnston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Ammen: The original uploader was GhostPirate at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leonard Hines: Official Army Portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie W. Monteith: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Phillips: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Rucker: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons