Famous people · Temperanceville
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Temperanceville
Closest of all is Marshall Cropper, from Wattsville, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Temperanceville as their birthplace yet. Henry A. Wise is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. In Virginia, 276 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Henry A. Wise
Best known
Henry A. Wise
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Temperanceville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Temperanceville
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Milt Drewer
1923–2012American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898–1965American aeronautical scientist and civil servant
Henry A. Wise
1806–1876United States Congressman and governor of Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Temperanceville 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 (7)
- Henry A. Wise: Whitehurst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Latimer Dryden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. B. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Southey Joynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Webster Cluff: Tlcjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice D. Jester: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milt Drewer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons