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Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Clarksburg
3 famous people were born in Clarksburg
Articles in 3 languages make the American baseball player Art Madison the best known. The American football player John Charlesworth ranks second, ahead of Harvey Alpheus Gallup. North Adams, which borders it, has 39 on its list, the best known Will Durant. From Harvey Alpheus Gallup to John Charlesworth, the births on the list run from 1869 to 1902.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Art Madison
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Harvey Alpheus Gallup
Youngest
1902
John Charlesworth
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Clarksburg
Athletes take two of the three places.
JC#2
HG#3
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What Clarksburg is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, North Adams counts 39 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarksburg 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)
- Will Durant: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Perry: Valerie Jarrett / @vj44 via X (Twitter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Dalmon Stafford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Franklin Bassett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons