Famous people · Linville
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Linville
Maggie Stiefvater, born in Harrisonburg, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Linville. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Maggie Stiefvater
Best known
Maggie Stiefvater
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Linville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Linville
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kristi Toliver
born 1987American-Slovak basketball player and coach
Virginia Dare Aderholdt
1910–1997
Branch Bocock
1884–1946American college football coach, college basketball coach, college baseball coach
Melissa J. Moore
American biochemist, Chief Scientific Officer Moderna
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linville 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 (19)
- Dell Curry: Iam_chihang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Sampson: USDAgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Almond: Asfreeas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristi Toliver: Sergeev Pavel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jordan: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alexander Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Blake: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Gibbons: Scott Bauer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob K. Shafer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth R. Plum: sharedferret, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Aleshire: The Magnum Daily Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Comer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Coffman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Dare Aderholdt: portrait, photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Baylor: Albert Rosenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Hulvey: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quin Houff: Performance Marketing Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Branch Bocock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons