Born near White Stone: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Edwin Leland James, born in Irvington, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edmund Randolph, with articles in 35 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in White Stone. In all of Virginia, the famous people on record come from 270 towns.
What stands out about White Stone’s famous people
Famous people born near White Stone
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Samuel Jackson
1860–1924Newspaper owner and publisher in the U.S. state of Oregon
John Mitchell
1711–1768Colonial American doctor and botanist



Ralph Northam
born 1959Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022



Peyton Randolph
1721–1775President of the first Continental Congress

John Blair Jr.
1732–1800American politician, Founding Father and jurist

Thomas Croxton
1822–1903U.S. Representative from Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White Stone 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