Marjorie Joyner
1896–1994American businesswoman and hair care entrepreneur
Famous people · McDowell
Born near McDowell: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Marjorie Joyner, born in Monterey, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Woodrow Wilson
Best known
Woodrow Wilson
in 190 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McDowell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McDowell
Nobody born in McDowell is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
James Edward Hanger
1843–1919Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War, a prosthetist and founder of J E Hanger Inc
W. Taylor Reveley III
born 1943American writer and academic
Winifred McGlamery
1887–1977Geologist and palenontologist
Howard Hille Johnson
1846–1913American educator and school founder
Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
J. C. Snead
1940–2025Professional golfer, minor league baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McDowell 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 (19)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Schiavone: grenwail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Joyner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hille Johnson: Murphy, Robert E. (1905) Progressive West Virginians, Wheeling, West Virginia: The Wheeling News, p. 27 Retrieved on 20 October 2020. OCLC: 1305880., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Edward Hanger: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacy Irvine Moffett: Dale Dailey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Taylor Reveley III: Jrcla2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blandy Clarkson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Hulvey: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Warner: Jackwar42, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jailyn Ford: Scinsvche, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quin Houff: Performance Marketing Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Lilley: E. Berkeley, Photographer (Staunton, Virginia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida Stover Eisenhower: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred McGlamery: goucher college, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons