Famous people · Twin Lakes
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Twin Lakes
Zachary Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 144 languages. Closest of all is Philip Morris, from Ruckersville, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Twin Lakes is on record yet. Across Virginia, 276 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Zachary Taylor
Best known
Zachary Taylor
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Twin Lakes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Twin Lakes
Nobody born in Twin Lakes is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
Kim M. Cobb
born 1974American climate scientist and academic
Richard Burr
born 1955United States Senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023
Alexander Vandegrift
1887–1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Philip Pendleton Barbour
1783–1841U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Twin Lakes?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Twin Lakes’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Twin Lakes 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)
- Zachary Taylor: James Lambdin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meriwether Lewis: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Burr: US Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Vandegrift: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Campbell: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barbour: Henry Ulke / After Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim M. Cobb: PopTech, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Flanagan: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Pendleton Barbour: The original uploader was Ticketautomat at German Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Taliaferro: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac Wiseman: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Early: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Evans: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Long: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons