
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rose Hill
Dermot Mulroney, born in Alexandria, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sandra Bullock, with articles in 128 languages. Of the bordering towns, Alexandria has the longest list: 34, with Dermot Mulroney at the top. 274 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Rose Hill’s famous people
Famous people born near Rose Hill
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Sandra Bullock
born 1964American actress and film producer


Katie Couric
born 1957American journalist, presenter, producer, and author









Ann E. Dunwoody
born 1953U.S. Army, first four-star general in U.S. military history
Glen Scantlebury
born 1955American film editor, director, and screenwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rose Hill 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)
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dermot Mulroney: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Kinney: Politics and Prose Bookstore, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus King: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kali Uchis: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Young: The Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Landrieu: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Huske: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Phillips: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Miller: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Yun Lee: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrett Jack: David_Lee_Andrea_Bargnani.jpg: Matthew Addie derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Oefelein: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hamid: Steindy 21:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann E. Dunwoody: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
