#1Famous people · Morgantown
Morgantown’s famous people span 116 years: 5 births from 1872 to 1988
John W. Harreld, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Everette B. Howard and John William Moore. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John W. Harreld
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
John W. Harreld
Youngest
1988
Tyler Reed
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Morgantown
John W. Harreld has articles in 9 languages, Everette B. Howard in 6 and John William Moore in 4.
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#3Through the years
When Morgantown’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morgantown is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.8 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morgantown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- John W. Harreld: The original uploader was AmericanIndependence at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everette B. Howard: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Moore: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Rhodes Bratcher: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons