16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Massanutten
The nearest, Garland Shifflett, was born in Elkton, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Maggie Stiefvater, with articles in 26 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Massanutten. Across Virginia, the lists cover 270 towns.
What stands out about Massanutten’s famous people
Famous people born near Massanutten
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Kristi Toliver
born 1987American-Slovak basketball player and coach


Melissa J. Moore
American biochemist, Chief Scientific Officer Moderna

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Massanutten 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 (6)
- Dell Curry: Iam_chihang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Sampson: USDAgov, 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