Famous people · Stewartsville
Born near Stewartsville: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Huddleston, was born in Vinton, 5 mi away. John C. Mather is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. No famous person on record lists Stewartsville as their birthplace yet. 279 of the towns in Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
John C. Mather
Best known
John C. Mather
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stewartsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stewartsville
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lindsley Register
born 1993American actress, producer and writer
John C. Mather
born 1946American astrophysicist and cosmologist
Henrietta Lacks
1920–1951American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line
Tony Atlas
born 1954American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and powerlifter
Joseph Reid Anderson
1813–1892American civil engineer, industrialist, and soldier
William Alexander Anderson
1842–1930American lawyer and politician
Jesse L. Martin
born 1969American stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
Lillie Barbour
1885–1985American suffrage activist and labor advocate
Mary Johnston
1870–1936American novelist and women's rights advocate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stewartsville 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 (15)
- John C. Mather: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope from Greenbelt, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Lacks: 14GTR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Payne: Macfadden Publications-page 2., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Huddleston: Trailer to "Breakheart Pass" (1975), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Bari: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse L. Martin: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis A. Johnson: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward James Gay: The Southern History Company, engraving by Williams NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Reid Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Johnston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Taylor: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Ammen: The original uploader was GhostPirate at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol M. Swain: Miller Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Grasty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hanes Ayres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons