Photo: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person yet from Newington
Of the bordering towns, Fort Belvoir has the longest list: 21, with John L. Phillips at the top. 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. Famous people are on record for 273 of the towns in Virginia.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Newington), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Newington has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Newington
The longest list nearby is Fort Belvoir’s, with 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newington 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.
Photo credits (2)
- John L. Phillips: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryn Renner: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons