Born near McGaheysville: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Maggie Stiefvater is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. Closest of all is Garland Shifflett, from Elkton, 7 mi away. Across Virginia, the lists cover 281 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in McGaheysville.
What stands out about McGaheysville’s famous people
Famous people born near McGaheysville
Nobody born in McGaheysville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



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 McGaheysville 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
- Stephen Early: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Gibbons: Scott Bauer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons