Heath Miller
born 1982All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
Famous people · Raven
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Raven
Heath Miller, born in Richlands, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bev Perdue, with articles in 25 languages. Of the bordering towns, Richlands has the longest list: 6, with Heath Miller at the top. No entry yet names Raven as a birthplace.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Bev Perdue
Best known
Bev Perdue
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Raven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Raven
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George C. Peery
1873–1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
Bev Perdue
born 1947American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina
Gurney Norman
1937–2025American writer and professor from Virginia
Jackie Stump
1948–2016American coal miner, union leader, and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Richlands lists the most people: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raven 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 (16)
- Bev Perdue: Office of Governor Beverly Perdue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Harrold: ABC Visual Communication, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred M. Wilcox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Peery: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Miller: Fido, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moody: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis A. Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Selwyn: The New Movie Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric McClure: Nascarking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan O'Quinn: Country dawg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. McKee: United States Air Force (courtesy of Robert Snow), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gurney Norman: Emmelineprufrock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Perkowski: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lefty Thomas: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Cullop: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons