
Born near Lyndhurst: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Kid Kash, born in Waynesboro, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Waynesboro lists 13, led by Kid Kash. Not one famous person on record comes from Lyndhurst yet. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages.
What stands out about Lyndhurst’s famous people
Famous people born near Lyndhurst
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health


Robert Whitehead
1897–1960Virginia lawyer and Democratic legislator, long chief opponent of the Byrd Organization


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyndhurst 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 (7)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Kash: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamner, Jr.: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
