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2016-10-03 16 30 32 View north along Virginia State Route 245 (Fauquier Avenue) at Virginia State Route 55 (Main Street) in The Plains, Fauquier County, VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people · The Plains

One famous person made The Plains their home

No entry yet names The Plains as a birthplace. Among those who made it their home is Jacqueline Mars. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60.

A chosen home

Also called The Plains home

One more notable person made the town home: Jacqueline Mars.

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Jacqueline Mars

born 1939

American billionaire and philanthropist, member of Mars family of candy fame

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is The Plains 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.