Jim Gillette
1917–1990Professional American football halfback in the National Football League 1940 to 1948
Famous people · Sedley
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sedley
Charlie Byrd is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Closest of all is Jim Gillette, from Courtland, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sedley as their birthplace yet. In Virginia, 276 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Charlie Byrd
Best known
Charlie Byrd
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sedley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sedley
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Colgate Darden
1897–1981American congressman and governor of Virginia
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
1907–1998American jurist (1907–1998); US Supreme Court justice from 1972 to 1987
William Nathan Harrell Smith
1812–1889American politician
Julian Myrick
1880–1969American insurance salesman and tennis promoter
Mary Batten
born 1937American writer of science books for children and adults
Hoyt Patrick Taylor
1890–1964North Carolina politician; Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient
Sherman Jones
1935–2007American politician and baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sedley 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)
- Charlie Byrd: Raymond Fudge Silver Spring, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Della H. Raney: Uncredited; Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis F. Powell Jr.: Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hudson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Sparrow: David Byrd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Gordon: Old photograph believed to be in the Public Domain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colgate Darden: "Daily Press" newspaper (Newport News, VA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nathan Harrell Smith: Philadelphia: C. Robson & Co., publishers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph T. Deal: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Earl: Christi Earl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Sherrod: Nathan L. Hanks Jr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Daniels: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Jones: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons