Famous people · Templeton
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Templeton
The nearest, Joseph Cotten, was born in Petersburg, 9 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Templeton is on record yet. Across Virginia, the lists cover 270 towns. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Joseph Cotten
Best known
Joseph Cotten
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Templeton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Templeton
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jennifer McClellan
born 1972American politician in Virginia
Abraham Charnes
1917–1992American mathematician and economist
Charles Harrison
1740–1793General during the American Revolutionary War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Templeton 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 (21)
- Joseph Cotten: Photoplay Publishing Company; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Malone: Basketball_Legends.jpg: Cpl. Lameen Witter derivative work: JoeJohnson2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Williams: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Javonte Green: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer McClellan: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Y. Mason: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Cowper: ARLIS Reference, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard T. Gerow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Stith: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jordan: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Dalton: SGT M.E. CHRISTAIN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynor Scheine: Krayfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Sadler: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freeman Walker: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Broyhill: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Bass: Nascarking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Byrd III: John Hesselius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph T. Deal: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TreVeyon Henderson: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lennie Pond: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Beach Smith: United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons