Famous people · Seven Mile Ford
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Seven Mile Ford
Closest of all is Eric McClure, from Chilhowie, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Scott Cooper, with articles in 23 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Seven Mile Ford. 281 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Scott Cooper
Best known
Scott Cooper
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Seven Mile Ford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Seven Mile Ford
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Cooper
born 1970American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Francis Preston Blair
1791–1876American newspaper editor and presidential advisor
George C. Peery
1873–1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
Heath Miller
born 1982All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seven Mile Ford 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)
- Scott Cooper: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Harrold: ABC Visual Communication, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred M. Wilcox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Preston Blair: Thomas Sully, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon P. Sharp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Peery: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Miller: Fido, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Boucher: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moody: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis A. Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Selwyn: The New Movie Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric McClure: Nascarking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela L. Reeves: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. McKee: United States Air Force (courtesy of Robert Snow), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons