#1Famous people · Middleburg
From 1794 to 1998, Middleburg was the birthplace of 9 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician John M. Crebs the best known. The list’s best known name, John M. Crebs, dates from 1830. Only 55 of the 270 towns in Virginia with anyone on record list more. Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John M. Crebs
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
John Leadley Dagg
Youngest
1998
Colin Shutler
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Middleburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Middleburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Middleburg
By how many languages cover them, John M. Crebs comes first (6), then Lucy Minnigerode (6) and John Leadley Dagg (5).
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What Middleburg is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
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Everyone else born in Middleburg
6 more, from 1827 to 1998.
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A chosen home
Also called Middleburg home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Erik Prince.
Erik Prince
born 1969American businessman, former US Navy SEAL officer and the founder of the private military company Blackwater
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middleburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- John M. Crebs: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Minnigerode: Clinedinst, Woman's Home Companion., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leadley Dagg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Leroy Broun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Prince: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Tripp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons