Thomas James Store, Old · Photo: Jennifer Glass · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Mathews
Mathews has yet to put a famous person on the list
The Virginia lists hold names for 270 towns. Arlington has the most of any town in Virginia: 84. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Mathews), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Mathews has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mathews 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.