Famous people · Mappsburg
Born near Mappsburg: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Stanley Glenn, from Wachapreague, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Ralph Northam, with articles in 31 languages. The Virginia lists hold names for 282 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Mappsburg.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ralph Northam
Best known
Ralph Northam
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mappsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mappsburg
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Northam
born 1959Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
Henry A. Wise
1806–1876United States Congressman and governor of Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mappsburg 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)
- Ralph Northam: Craig from Richmond, Virginia`, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Wise: Whitehurst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Stengle: Digital Metro New York collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Webb: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: Flickr, personal website, Twitter, Instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. B. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Page Elmore: 1msulax at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Southey Joynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons