
Born near Potomac Mills: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Haley Webb, was born in Woodbridge, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Potomac Mills as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Henry Lee III, with articles in 28 languages. The Virginia lists hold names for 276 towns.
What stands out about Potomac Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Potomac Mills
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Henry Lee III
1756–1818American politician, governor, and representative





Ann E. Dunwoody
born 1953U.S. Army, first four-star general in U.S. military history
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potomac Mills 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 Lee III: William Edward West / After Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Phillips: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Oefelein: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Webb: Alexander Drecun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meyers Leonard: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelby Lynne: Ron Baker (Kingsnake) from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann E. Dunwoody: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Marshall: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Roza Arzola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons