Famous people · Rivanna
Born near Rivanna: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Zachary Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 144 languages. The nearest, Rob Lowe, was born in Charlottesville, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Rivanna as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Zachary Taylor
Best known
Zachary Taylor
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rivanna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rivanna
The 32 best known born 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
Texas Jack Omohundro
1846–1880American army scout, cowboy and actor
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
Philip Pendleton Barbour
1783–1841U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Frank D. Peregory
1916–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
James Minor Quarles
1823–1901Confederate Army officer and politician
Kim M. Cobb
born 1974American climate scientist and academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rivanna 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 (22)
- 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
- Kim M. Cobb: PopTech, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Allen: Pete Souza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamner, Jr.: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Flanagan: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Pendleton Barbour: The original uploader was Ticketautomat at German Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Martin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Taliaferro: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Early: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Evans: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Long: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Texas Jack Omohundro: Gurney & Son Studio New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Marie Calhoun: GaryRuley, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mallory: Robert_Mallory_sitting.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornton A. Jenkins: Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hicks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons