Famous people · Piney Mountain
Born near Piney Mountain: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Philip Morris, from Ruckersville, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Zachary Taylor, with articles in 144 languages. No famous person on record lists Piney Mountain as their birthplace yet. The Virginia lists hold names for 270 towns.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Zachary Taylor
Best known
Zachary Taylor
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Piney Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Piney Mountain
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023
Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Philip Pendleton Barbour
1783–1841U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Kim M. Cobb
born 1974American climate scientist and academic
Robert Heberton Terrell
1857–1925African-American justice in Washington, D.C
Texas Jack Omohundro
1846–1880American army scout, cowboy and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piney Mountain 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 (24)
- Zachary Taylor: James Lambdin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barbour: Henry Ulke / After Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim M. Cobb: PopTech, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Flanagan: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Pendleton Barbour: The original uploader was Ticketautomat at German Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Taliaferro: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Wiseman: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Early: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Evans: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Long: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Texas Jack Omohundro: Gurney & Son Studio New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Marie Calhoun: GaryRuley, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mallory: Robert_Mallory_sitting.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornton A. Jenkins: Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Floyd Gamble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hicks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marv Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Heberton Terrell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons