Famous people · Riner
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riner
The nearest, Henry King, was born in Christiansburg, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Riner as a birthplace. Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Henry King
Best known
Henry King
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riner
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louis King
1898–1962American actor and movie director
Robert Craig
1792–1852American politician from Virginia
Patri Friedman
born 1976American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy
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 Riner 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)
- 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
- Curtis Turner: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY 2.0, 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