Famous people · Quinby
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Quinby
Closest of all is Stanley Glenn, from Wachapreague, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Ralph Northam, with articles in 31 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Quinby yet. In all of Virginia, the famous people on record come from 282 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ralph Northam
Best known
Ralph Northam
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Quinby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Quinby
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Northam
born 1959Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
Nick Boddie Williams
1906–1992American journalist and author
Henry A. Wise
1806–1876United States Congressman and governor of Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quinby 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)
- Ralph Northam: Craig from Richmond, Virginia`, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Wise: Whitehurst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Stengle: Digital Metro New York collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Webb: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: Flickr, personal website, Twitter, Instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. B. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Page Elmore: 1msulax at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Southey Joynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willy Wise: Blaze Media Writer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons