Mr Vance was born into a far humbler environment in the steel town of Middletown, Ohio, raised in an unstable home by a ...

"Hillbilly Elegy" later turned into a Netflix feature film of the same name. The movie inspired by Vance's book released to ...

JD Vance has changed his name several times over his life. His last name comes from his maternal grandparents. He prefers no periods between J and D.

Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.