12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Makemie Park
The nearest, Marshall Cropper, was born in Wattsville, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Henry A. Wise, with articles in 18 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Makemie Park. Across Virginia, the lists cover 285 towns.
What stands out about Makemie Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Makemie Park
Nobody born in Makemie Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Milt Drewer
1923–2012American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant



Henry A. Wise
1806–1876United States Congressman and governor of Virginia


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Makemie Park 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)
- Henry A. Wise: Whitehurst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. B. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Southey Joynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Webster Cluff: Tlcjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice D. Jester: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milt Drewer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons