Famous people · New Church
Born near New Church: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Marshall Cropper, was born in Wattsville, 4 mi away. Hugh Latimer Dryden is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. No entry yet names New Church as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Hugh Latimer Dryden
Best known
Hugh Latimer Dryden
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Church’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Church
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant
Curley Byrd
1889–1970American football player and coach, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator, university president
David E. Garland
born 1947American academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Church 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 (8)
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ephraim King Wilson II: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel O. Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Johnson: 1924_Negro_League_World_Series.jpg: J.E. Mille[r], K.C. derivative work: Delaywaves talk • contribs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Millard Tawes: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curley Byrd: Maryland State College (now the w:University of Maryland), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons