Locust Grove-Luttrell, R.E. Farmstead · Photo: self · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Opal
No one born in Opal has made the famous people list yet
The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60. In Virginia, 285 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Opal), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Opal has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Opal 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.