
Born near Meadowbrook: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Shirley MacLaine, born in Richmond, 7 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Meadowbrook yet. Of the towns next door, Richmond lists the most: 24, with Shirley MacLaine first. In Virginia, 269 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Meadowbrook’s famous people
Famous people born near Meadowbrook
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Vince Gilligan
born 1967American writer, producer, and director

Mickie James
born 1979American country singer and professional wrestler
Abraham Charnes
1917–1992American mathematician and economist



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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Richmond, at 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meadowbrook 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 (8)
- Shirley MacLaine: movie studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Beatty: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Ashe: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Mraz: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Wolfe: White House Photo by Susan Sterner., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cotten: Photoplay Publishing Company; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Malone: Basketball_Legends.jpg: Cpl. Lameen Witter derivative work: JoeJohnson2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickie James: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
