Born near Parrott: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Shayne Graham, was born in Radford, 8 mi away. Henry King is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Parrott. Famous people are on record for 270 of the towns in Virginia.
What stands out about Parrott’s famous people
Famous people born near Parrott
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist



Patri Friedman
born 1976American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy



Louis King
1898–1962American actor and movie director
Robert Craig
1792–1852American politician from Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parrott 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)
- Henry King: Woodbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Floyd: Brady-Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Miller Gearhart: A.Kate Fritsch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patri Friedman: Hannu Makarainen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ballard Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Stokley: Walt Johnson/USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Emmons Johnston: David E. Johnston, author. Standard Printing and Publishing Company (Huntington, WV), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Kee: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons