Famous people · Prices Fork
Born near Prices Fork: 25 famous people within 35 miles
John B. Floyd, born in Blacksburg, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Prices Fork as their birthplace yet. The nearest list is next door in Blacksburg: 10 names, starting with John B. Floyd. The best known of them is Henry King, with articles in 38 languages.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Henry King
Best known
Henry King
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prices Fork’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prices Fork
Nobody born in Prices Fork is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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
Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prices Fork 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 (15)
- 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