22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Massanetta Springs
The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. Closest of all is Maggie Stiefvater, from Harrisonburg, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Massanetta Springs. Famous people are on record for 284 of the towns in Virginia.
What stands out about Massanetta Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Massanetta Springs
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Kristi Toliver
born 1987American-Slovak basketball player and coach








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


Who’s the most famous person from Massanetta Springs?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Massanetta Springs’ most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Massanetta Springs 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 (13)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dell Curry: Iam_chihang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Sampson: USDAgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristi Toliver: Sergeev Pavel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Wiseman: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Gibbons: Scott Bauer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob K. Shafer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth R. Plum: sharedferret, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Comer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons