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Famous people · Radford
Of the 18 famous people born in Radford, an unusual share are leaders
Shayne Graham, the player of American football, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Elizabeth Kee and J. Michael Mendel. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 270 towns in Virginia with famous people list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Shayne Graham
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Elizabeth Kee
Youngest
1986
Darris Nichols
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Radford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Radford is known for
Radford has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Radford’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 6 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Radford
Three names lead: Shayne Graham (9 languages), Elizabeth Kee (7) and J. Michael Mendel (6).
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
J. Michael Mendel
1964–2019American television producer
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Radford
15 more, from 1923 to 1986.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Radford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Radford, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Radford 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.
Photo credits (10)
- Elizabeth Kee: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Michael Mendel: Bill Oakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Harding Poff: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth McCann: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Clark: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ripley: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darris Nichols: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Young: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Long: Scottlong1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Washer: LillyWes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons