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Famous people · Moneta

3 famous people call Moneta their birthplace

Willie Lee Rose, the American historian, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The next two names are June Atkinson and Noel C. Taylor. From Noel C. Taylor in 1924 to June Atkinson in 1948, the births cover 24 years. No town in Virginia lists more than Arlington, with 84.

#2 best knownJune AtkinsonPolitics & Law · born 1948
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Willie Lee Rose
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Noel C. Taylor
Youngest
1948
June Atkinson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Moneta

Leaders take two of the three places.

WR#1
Writing & Arts

Willie Lee Rose

1927–2018

American historian

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June Atkinson#2
Politics & Law

June Atkinson

born 1948

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
NT#3
Politics & Law

Noel C. Taylor

1924–1999

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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Also called Moneta home

One more notable person made the town home: Richard DuFour.

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Richard DuFour

1947–2017

Educational researcher

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moneta 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.

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