Famous people · Weems
Born near Weems: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Edwin Leland James, from Irvington, 2 mi away. Edmund Randolph is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Weems. 281 of the towns in Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Edmund Randolph
Best known
Edmund Randolph
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Weems’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Weems
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Mitchell
1711–1768Colonial American doctor and botanist
Thomas Croxton
1822–1903U.S. Representative from Virginia
Peyton Randolph
1721–1775President of the first Continental Congress
John Blair Jr.
1732–1800American politician, Founding Father and jurist
Ralph Northam
born 1959Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weems 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)
- Edmund Randolph: Casimir Gregory Stapko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Northam: Craig from Richmond, Virginia`, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Taylor: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Hornsby: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Randolph: John Wollaston the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blair Jr.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Nelson: Engraved by Henry Bryan Hall, Sr. in 1870. Based on an earlier drawing. Uploaded by Thingg⊕⊗, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Coke: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons