
Born near Lincolnia: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Sandra Bullock, with articles in 128 languages. Bill Hamid, born in Annandale, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Alexandria lists the most: 34, with Dermot Mulroney first. Across Virginia, 276 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Lincolnia’s famous people
Famous people born near Lincolnia
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Glen Scantlebury
born 1955American film editor, director, and screenwriter







Sandra Bullock
born 1964American actress and film producer

Katie Couric
born 1957American journalist, presenter, producer, and author

Taryn Manning
born 1978American actress, singer and songwriter







Byron Saxton
born 1981American professional wrestling announcer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Alexandria lists the most people: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincolnia 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 (18)
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dermot Mulroney: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus King: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kali Uchis: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Young: The Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Landrieu: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Huske: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Yun Lee: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Vande Hei: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hamid: Steindy 21:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cohen: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Saxton: Miguel Discart (Shared Account), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glennon Doyle: Dahlia4519, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Wahl: jnashboulden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fawn Hall: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryn Renner: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

