#1Military
Desmond Doss
1919–2006American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007) Un gran hombre en la vida militar.
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Famous people · Lynchburg
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 48 famous people born in Lynchburg
Desmond Doss leads the list, covered in 47 languages. The next two names are Jerry Falwell and Skeet Ulrich. The largest group, 22, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Virginia has 0.1.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Desmond Doss
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
Rice Garland
Youngest
1991
Kyle Renfro
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lynchburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lynchburg is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lynchburg
First, Desmond Doss (47 languages), then Jerry Falwell (36) and Skeet Ulrich (36).
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#2Faith
Jerry Falwell
1933–2007American evangelical pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
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#3Through the years
When Lynchburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lynchburg
The other 45 span the years 1795 to 1991.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lynchburg home
One more notable person made the town home: Henry C. McDowell, Jr..
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Forest: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynchburg 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 (24)
- Desmond Doss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Falwell: Liberty University, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skeet Ulrich: Super Festivals, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leland D. Melvin: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Shepard: Harmonia Amanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen G. Thurman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carter Glass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Anderson: Lgtarzia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creed Taylor: Oleo – cropprd from Creed Taylor - 2021 Interview.jpg, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Latham Owen: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Alexander: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Vassar: Nehrams2020 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalie Slaughter Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Southall Freeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Adair: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Rodes: Robert Lunalll, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Falwell, Jr.: Shealeah Craighead, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Daniel: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Christian: NOLA1982, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Withers: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Untermyer: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romeo Crennel: Department of State. Bureau of Administration. Office of General Services Management. Special Services Division. Audiovisual Services Branch. (2001 - ) (Most Recent), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rashad Jennings: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wright, Jr.: Beaurite created the file: Frank Wright, Jr. created the piece of art, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons