#1Famous people · Warrenton
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 35 famous people born in Warrenton
At the top of the list is the American hurdler Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, covered in 22 languages. The list is still growing: 6 were born since 1970. In the early republic, 17 were born, the most of any period. Over 196 years of births, the list goes from John S. Horner (1802) to Brenton Doyle (1998).
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
John S. Horner
Youngest
1998
Brenton Doyle
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Warrenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Warrenton is known for
Warrenton has 4.8× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Warrenton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Warrenton
The three are covered in 22, 12 and 10 languages: Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Eppa Hunton and Frank Hereford.
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#2Politics & Law
Eppa Hunton
1822–1908U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Warrenton
Another 32, the earliest born in 1802.
Mary H. Eastman
1818–1887American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist
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Jawn Murray
born 1977American TV commentator, pop culture expert, media personality, social media influencer
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A chosen home
Also called Warrenton home
Born elsewhere, Bonnie Zacherle lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warrenton 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.
Photo credits (26)
- Benita Fitzgerald-Brown: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Hunton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hereford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary H. Eastman: William Shaw Warren, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Marie: Urko Dorronsoro, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy B. Porter: Library of Congress. Photoduplication Service, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Horner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quincy Marr: William D. Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Winter Payne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn M. Walters: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Taylor Scott: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Brodie: Unreadable, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Fitzgerald: Elvert Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Latham Fletcher: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Murray Bartels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Ringwood Coston: Lawson Andrew Scruggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Norris Brooke: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Shipp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie H. Marr: Herringshaw, T. William, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Varner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Inman E. Page: Simmons, William J., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James DeRuyter Blackwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jawn Murray: Jawn Murray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Carr Round: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons