Famous people · Mendota
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mendota
Jayma Mays is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Closest of all is Maybelle Carter, from Nickelsville, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Mendota yet. 285 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Jayma Mays
Best known
Jayma Mays
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mendota’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mendota
Nobody born in Mendota is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
1893–1956(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator
Beattie Feathers
1909–1979American college football coach, college baseball coach
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
Scott Cooper
born 1970American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Francis Preston Blair
1791–1876American newspaper editor and presidential advisor
Cyrus Thomas
1825–1910American Mesoamericanist and entomologist
Diana Harshbarger
born 1960American pharmacist, businesswoman and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mendota 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 (23)
- 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
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybelle Carter: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac McClung: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Preston Blair: Thomas Sully, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon P. Sharp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Harshbarger: Office of Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Grimm: SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Boucher: United States Congress, 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
- Fayette McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stewart Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beattie Feathers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Francis Rhea: "Clinch Valley News" (Tazewell, Virginia)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd H. Roberts: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Brown: Liesel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Helton: USCG photo by PA1 Barry Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Hill: Sean Braisted, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Bowman: None listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons