Famous people · Laurel Park
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Laurel Park
The nearest, Mike Neill, was born in Martinsville, 4 mi away. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The list for Laurel Park is empty for now. In Virginia, 270 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Best known
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Laurel Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Laurel Park
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879–1964First female Member of Parliament to take her seat
Jesse L. Martin
born 1969American stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
Richard Benjamin Harrison
1941–2018American pawnbroker and television personality
Claudia Emerson
1957–2014American academic, writer and poet
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laurel Park 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)
- Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse L. Martin: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rice: Filberthockey at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Cook: Jgc2633, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camilla Williams: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Moore Scales: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Benjamin Harrison: Kristen Wong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald L. Baliles: 1fingerwillie at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons