Scott Cooper
born 1970American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Famous people · Meadowview
Born near Meadowview: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Jayma Mays is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Closest of all is Scott Cooper, from Abingdon, 6 mi away. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Jayma Mays
Best known
Jayma Mays
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Meadowview’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Meadowview
Nobody born in Meadowview is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Francis Preston Blair
1791–1876American newspaper editor and presidential advisor
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
1893–1956(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator
Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
Charlie Caldwell
1901–1957American football and baseball player and coach
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1919–1991American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
George C. Peery
1873–1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
Heath Miller
born 1982All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meadowview 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 (15)
- Jayma Mays: Mel from Huntington Beach, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Ernie Ford: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Cooper: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Preston Blair: Thomas Sully, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon P. Sharp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Peery: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Grimm: SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Miller: Fido, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Boucher: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moody: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Spurgeon Johnson: Gordon Parks, Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Owens: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Francis Rhea: "Clinch Valley News" (Tazewell, Virginia)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons