Thomas Whitehead
1825–1901Confederate Army officer, newspaper editor and politician
Famous people · Shipman
Born near Shipman: 28 famous people within 35 miles
One notable person lived here: Javin DeLaurier. Thomas Whitehead, born in Lovingston, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rob Lowe, with articles in 54 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Shipman.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Rob Lowe
Best known
Rob Lowe
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shipman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shipman
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank D. Peregory
1916–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Frank Wright, Jr.
1912–2008American commercial artist
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
A chosen home
Also called Shipman home
Born elsewhere, Javin DeLaurier lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shipman 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 (20)
- Javin DeLaurier: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Kash: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Allen: Pete Souza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hamner, Jr.: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Alexander: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Martin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Early: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wetzel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Long: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Burns: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Whitehead: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wright, Jr.: Beaurite created the file: Frank Wright, Jr. created the piece of art, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Franklin Payne, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons