Famous people · Woodlake
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Woodlake
Closest of all is Edward Johnson, from Midlothian, 5 mi away. Shirley MacLaine is the most widely known, written about in 96 languages. 281 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record. No famous person on record lists Woodlake as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Shirley MacLaine
Best known
Shirley MacLaine
in 96 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woodlake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woodlake
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Strange
1796–1854Former US Senator from North Carolina and unsuccessful Vice Presidential nominee
Vince Gilligan
born 1967American writer, producer, and director
Mickie James
born 1979American country singer and professional wrestler
Toby Wing
1915–2001American actress and showgirl
Jennifer McClellan
born 1972American politician in Virginia
Steve Cowper
born 1938Governor of Alaska from 1986 to 1990
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodlake 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 (16)
- Shirley MacLaine: movie studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Beatty: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Ashe: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Wolfe: White House Photo by Susan Sterner., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cotten: Photoplay Publishing Company; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Malone: Basketball_Legends.jpg: Cpl. Lameen Witter derivative work: JoeJohnson2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickie James: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Wing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Javonte Green: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer McClellan: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Cowper: ARLIS Reference, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard T. Gerow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Strange: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zac Jones: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mekhi Becton: Jim Greenhill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons