Famous people · Unionville
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Unionville
Closest of all is Nannie Helen Burroughs, from Orange, 7 mi away. Zachary Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 144 languages. The list for Unionville is empty for now. Across Virginia, 273 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Zachary Taylor
Best known
Zachary Taylor
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Unionville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Unionville
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
1837–1880Wife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur
Kim M. Cobb
born 1974American climate scientist and academic
James Minor Quarles
1823–1901Confederate Army officer and politician
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Unionville 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 (8)
- Zachary Taylor: James Lambdin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose Powell Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Barbour: Henry Ulke / After Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim M. Cobb: PopTech, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monty Williams: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Scott: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons