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Famous people · New Kent

New Kent has no famous person on record yet

In all of Virginia, the famous people on record come from 279 towns. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is New Kent), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in New Kent has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to New Kent

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Kent 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.