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Famous people · Tangier

No famous person yet from Tangier

270 towns across Virginia can name a famous person born there. No town in Virginia lists more than Arlington, with 84. Newport News has the second-longest list in Virginia, after Arlington, with 60.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Tangier), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Tangier has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tangier and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.