#1Famous people · Ivy
3 famous people come from Ivy, Meriwether Lewis the best known
The best known is the American explorer Meriwether Lewis, with articles in 43 languages. Kyle Long and Joe Hicks follow. Births span 1774 to 1988, from Meriwether Lewis to Kyle Long. In Virginia, 270 towns have someone on the list.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Meriwether Lewis
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1774
Meriwether Lewis
Youngest
1988
Kyle Long
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Ivy’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ivy
Two of the three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ivy 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 (3)
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Long: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hicks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons