#1Military
Thomas Whitehead
1825–1901Confederate Army officer, newspaper editor and politician
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Famous people · Lovingston
Lovingston is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Thomas Whitehead, written about in 5 languages. Robert Whitehead is the only other name on the list. Born in 1825, Thomas Whitehead is the first name on record, and Robert Whitehead, born in 1897, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Whitehead
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Thomas Whitehead
Youngest
1897
Robert Whitehead
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Lovingston
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Politics & Law
Robert Whitehead
1897–1960Virginia lawyer and Democratic legislator, long chief opponent of the Byrd Organization
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lovingston 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 (1)
- Thomas Whitehead: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons