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Famous people · Orkney Springs

No one from Orkney Springs is on the famous people list yet

In all of Virginia, the famous people on record come from 285 towns. Arlington has the most of any town in Virginia: 84. 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 Orkney Springs), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Orkney Springs has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orkney Springs 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.