Bev Perdue
born 1947American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina
Famous people · Vansant
Born near Vansant: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Bev Perdue, born in Grundy, 2 mi away, is the closest. 281 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record. Not one famous person on record comes from Vansant yet. The longest list of any town in Virginia belongs to Arlington, with 84.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Bev Perdue
Best known
Bev Perdue
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vansant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vansant
Nobody born in Vansant is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gurney Norman
1937–2025American writer and professor from Virginia
Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
Heath Miller
born 1982All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
George C. Peery
1873–1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
Jackie Stump
1948–2016American coal miner, union leader, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vansant 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 (14)
- Bev Perdue: Office of Governor Beverly Perdue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Peery: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Miller: Fido, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moody: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Powers: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan O'Quinn: Country dawg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gurney Norman: Emmelineprufrock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Perkowski: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Senter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Early: Dustin Senger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Reed: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland E. Chase: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Emick: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons