
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Merrifield
The nearest, Garrett Roe, was born in Vienna, 2 mi away. Across the town line, Fairfax lists 45, Jason Sudeikis first. Jason Sudeikis is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. No town in Virginia lists more than Arlington, with 84.
What stands out about Merrifield’s famous people
Famous people born near Merrifield
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.











Taryn Manning
born 1978American actress, singer and songwriter



Glen Scantlebury
born 1955American film editor, director, and screenwriter




Byron Saxton
born 1981American professional wrestling announcer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Fairfax lists the most people: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrifield 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)
- Jason Sudeikis: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariel Winter: Rogue Artists, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Kendrick: John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Riley: Anton Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Vande Hei: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TobyMac: Webgirljess, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hamid: Steindy 21:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cohen: Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Frey: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Saxton: Miguel Discart (Shared Account), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Roe: Alex Micheu Photography from VILLACH, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glennon Doyle: Dahlia4519, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Hadford: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hogan: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McCrary: Sgt. Paul Williams III, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fawn Hall: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keira D'Amato: JazzyJoeyD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

