New River has no famous person on record yet
Famous people are on record for 270 of the towns in Virginia. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84. Newport News has the second-longest list in Virginia, after Arlington, with 60.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is New River), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in New River has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New River 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.