Famous people · Lake Wilderness
Born near Lake Wilderness: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Forsyth, from Fredericksburg, 13 mi away. Ambrose Powell Hill is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lake Wilderness is on record yet. In Virginia, 278 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Ambrose Powell Hill
Best known
Ambrose Powell Hill
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Wilderness’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Wilderness
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
1837–1880Wife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Wilderness 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)
- Ambrose Powell Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monty Williams: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Scott: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Taliaferro: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jazmon Gwathmey: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Barbour Jr.: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons