Martin R. Delany
1812–1885United States Army officer and physician, abolitionist, journalist, and writer
Famous people · Round Hill
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Round Hill
Closest of all is Martin R. Delany, from Charles Town, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Round Hill is on record yet. Al Grey is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The Virginia lists hold names for 270 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Al Grey
Best known
Al Grey
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Round Hill’s famous people
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Famous people born near Round Hill
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Jett
born 1970American sprinter and American football wide receiver
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Round 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 (13)
- Al Grey: William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin R. Delany: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Worthington: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Johnson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Henry Breckenridge: Hugh Henry Breckenridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stevens T. Mason: Thomas Mickell Burnham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lyne Wilson: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Noble: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Noble: Jacob Cox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Crebs: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Minnigerode: Clinedinst, Woman's Home Companion., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip St. George Cooke: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Preble Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons