Famous people · Middlebrook
Born near Middlebrook: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Kate Smith, born in Greenville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. No entry yet names Middlebrook as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Woodrow Wilson
Best known
Woodrow Wilson
in 190 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Middlebrook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Middlebrook
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
James Edward Hanger
1843–1919Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War, a prosthetist and founder of J E Hanger Inc
W. Taylor Reveley III
born 1943American writer and academic
Cy Twombly
1928–2011American painter, sculptor and photographer
Robert Paxton
born 1932American political scientist and historian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middlebrook 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)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Robertson: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Hahn: Quincena Musical, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Kash: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Alexander: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Letcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Wiseman: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Schiavone: grenwail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wetzel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Burns: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Edward Hanger: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacy Irvine Moffett: Dale Dailey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Taylor Reveley III: Jrcla2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Hulvey: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons