Jim Gillette
1917–1990Professional American football halfback in the National Football League 1940 to 1948
Famous people · Newsoms
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Newsoms
Closest of all is Jim Gillette, from Courtland, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Ella Mitchell, with articles in 15 languages. In Virginia, 276 towns have someone on the list. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Newsoms.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Ella Mitchell
Best known
Ella Mitchell
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newsoms’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newsoms
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Colgate Darden
1897–1981American congressman and governor of Virginia
Julian Myrick
1880–1969American insurance salesman and tennis promoter
Hoyt Patrick Taylor
1890–1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newsoms 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)
- Richard Hudson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Y. Mason: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Stith: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber O'Neal: Hypnotica Studios from Atlantic City . New Jersey, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colgate Darden: "Daily Press" newspaper (Newport News, VA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jordan: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Dalton: SGT M.E. CHRISTAIN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynor Scheine: Krayfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons