
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nellysford
Kid Kash, born in Waynesboro, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 190 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Nellysford. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
What stands out about Nellysford’s famous people
Famous people born near Nellysford
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Frank D. Peregory
1916–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health






Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023

Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps

Who’s the most famous person from Nellysford?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Nellysford’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nellysford 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)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, 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
- Eugene Allen: Pete Souza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamner, Jr.: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Alexander: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Martin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons