Where was Hidden Figures filmed?
2016 film directed by Theodore Melfi
Hidden Figures (2016) was filmed in Atlanta, Virginia Beach, Canton, Langley Research Center, Morehouse College and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Atlanta
🇺🇸 United States
capital city of the U.S. state of Georgia and seat of Fulton County, also located in DeKalb County
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Canton
🇺🇸 United States
county seat in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
“Scenes were also shot on location in Historic Downtown Canton, Georgia.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Dobbins Air Reserve Base
🇺🇸 United States
military base in Georgia, USA
“Filming also took place at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Langley Research Center
🇺🇸 United States
NASA field center
“Pharrell Williams (a native of Virginia Beach, near Langley Research Center ) came on board as a producer on the film.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Morehouse College
🇺🇸 United States
historically black men's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
“Morehouse College mathematics professor Rudy L. Horne was brought in to be the on-set mathematician.” Wikipedia
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Virginia Beach
🇺🇸 United States
independent city in Virginia, United States
Also shot in these places
- Stranger Things 2016–2025
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- Black Panther 2018
- Captain America: Civil War 2016
- Ant-Man 2015
- Borat 2006
- Venom 2018
- Fast Five 2011
- Furious 7 2015
- Black Widow 2021
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
- The Suicide Squad 2021
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Hidden Figures have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Stranger Things (2016–2025), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.