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Famous people · Quicksburg

Quicksburg has yet to put a famous person on the list

285 towns across Virginia can name a famous person born there. Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Quicksburg), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Quicksburg has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Quicksburg

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quicksburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.