Famous people · Mead Township
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mead Township
Closest of all is Brad Paisley, from Glen Dale, 2 mi away. The best known of them is John Havlicek, with articles in 43 languages. No famous person on record lists Mead Township as their birthplace yet. Moundsville, which borders it, has 9 on its list, the best known Frank De Vol.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
John Havlicek
Best known
John Havlicek
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mead Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mead Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Shelley Moore Capito
born 1953United States Senator from West Virginia
John Corbett
born 1961American actor and country music singer
Walter Reuther
1907–1970Labor union leader and progressive activist
George W. Thompson
1806–1888American judge and politician
William Dean Howells
1837–1920American author, critic, and playwright
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Moundsville lists the most people: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mead Township 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 (24)
- John Havlicek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Garrison: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Levine: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Paisley: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dean Howells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Moore Capito: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cox: Koongo940, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Reuther: Detroit Free Press Archives & Wayne State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Groza: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Carney: Mario De Biassi/Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Niekro: Chris Evans from same, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Clark: Film screenshot (American International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Ford Sinclair: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Eddy: Work of the United States Government, Anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Sharp: Peter A. Juley & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Groza: Bowman (Life time: None), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Thompson: Folger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Galloway: Patriots_receivers_at_training_camp_2009.jpg: Brian J. McDermott derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Douglas: Allen Henderson from Ahwatukee, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence C. Wiley: Clarence C. Wiley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons