Famous people · Rio
Born near Rio: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Zachary Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 144 languages. Closest of all is Rob Lowe, from Charlottesville, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Rio yet. 269 towns across Virginia can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Zachary Taylor
Best known
Zachary Taylor
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rio’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rio
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023
Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
Frank D. Peregory
1916–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rio 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 (7)
- Zachary Taylor: James Lambdin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barbour: Henry Ulke / After Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Kash: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons