Wharton Place · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNo one born in Mappsville has made the famous people list yet
Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60. Famous people are on record for 285 of the towns in Virginia.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Mappsville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Mappsville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mappsville 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.