Famous people · Midland
Born near Midland: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jazmon Gwathmey, from Bealeton, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Ambrose Powell Hill, with articles in 27 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Midland. 281 of the towns in Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Ambrose Powell Hill
Best known
Ambrose Powell Hill
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Midland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Midland
Nobody born in Midland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Eppa Hunton
1822–1908U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
Mary H. Eastman
1818–1887American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist
Denver Riggleman
born 1970American businessman and politician from Virginia
Wilmer McLean
1814–1882American businessman, involved in the American Civil War
Sunny von Bülow
1932–2008American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
1837–1880Wife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur
William Morgan
1774–1826The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midland 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 (14)
- Ambrose Powell Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benita Fitzgerald-Brown: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Sapong: Ryan Knapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Hunton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Riggleman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilmer McLean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hereford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jazmon Gwathmey: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary H. Eastman: William Shaw Warren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Marie: Urko Dorronsoro, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Rixey: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Barbour Jr.: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morgan: A. Cooley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons