#1Writing & Arts
Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist
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Famous people · Pearisburg
7 famous people from Pearisburg, many of them leaders
With articles in 13 languages, Sally Miller Gearhart is the most widely known. William McComas (1795) and Joseph R. Yost (1986) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 280 towns in Virginia with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents there are 24.5 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Sally Miller Gearhart
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
William McComas
Youngest
1986
Joseph R. Yost
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Pearisburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Pearisburg is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Pearisburg
First, Sally Miller Gearhart (13 languages), then David Emmons Johnston (7) and William McComas (4).
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When Pearisburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Of the other 4, 2 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pearisburg 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 (5)
- Sally Miller Gearhart: A.Kate Fritsch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Emmons Johnston: David E. Johnston, author. Standard Printing and Publishing Company (Huntington, WV), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McComas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Williams: W. W. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Pendleton Strother: W. W. Foster, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons