33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plum Creek
Shayne Graham, born in Radford, 3 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Radford: 18 names, starting with Shayne Graham. The best known of them is Henry King, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Plum Creek.
What stands out about Plum Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Plum Creek
The 33 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Louis King
1898–1962American actor and movie director
Robert Craig
1792–1852American politician from Virginia

George Rogers Clark Floyd
1810–1895American politician in West Virginia


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









Lewis K. Bausell
1924–1944United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient




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



John W. Williams
1869–1934Clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates
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Famous people from the towns next door
Radford has the longest list next door: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plum Creek 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 (23)
- 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
- Butch Taylor: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, 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
- J. Michael Mendel: Bill Oakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Posey G. Lester: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Harding Poff: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Roop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff King: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William McComas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darian Grubb: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Goodson: Danny Goodman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rogers Clark Floyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Brillheart: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jervey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Williams: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis K. Bausell: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Grantham: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons