Famous people · Skyland Estates
Born near Skyland Estates: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, W. K. Stratton, was born in Front Royal, 5 mi away. Richard E. Byrd is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Skyland Estates. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Richard E. Byrd
Best known
Richard E. Byrd
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Skyland Estates’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Skyland Estates
Nobody born in Skyland Estates is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Rick Santorum
born 1958American politician and commentator
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
1914–2013Politician from the United States
Eppa Hunton
1822–1908U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
Mary H. Eastman
1818–1887American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Skyland Estates 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)
- Richard E. Byrd: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patsy Cline: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Santorum: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry F. Byrd Jr.: Official portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benita Fitzgerald-Brown: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Benben: AMY B. BOMBASSARO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Magill Conrad: en:Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Hunton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hereford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary H. Eastman: William Shaw Warren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Marie: Urko Dorronsoro, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernadotte Everly Schmitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy B. Porter: Library of Congress. Photoduplication Service, photographer, 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
- John Leadley Dagg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelley Washington: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Tracewell: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons