#1Science & Medicine
Carol S. Wood
born 1945American mathematician & academic
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Famous people · Pennington Gap
3 famous people call Pennington Gap their birthplace
The best known is the American mathematician & academic Carol S. Wood, with articles in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are William C. Wampler and Jim Pankovits. The list runs from William C. Wampler, born in 1926, to Jim Pankovits, born in 1955. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Carol S. Wood
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
William C. Wampler
Youngest
1955
Jim Pankovits
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Pennington Gap
Three names lead: Carol S. Wood (7 languages), William C. Wampler (5) and Jim Pankovits (2).
#1#2Politics & Law
William C. Wampler
1926–2012American congressman for Virginia
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#3Known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pennington Gap 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 (3)
- Carol S. Wood: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Wampler: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pankovits: ErinNik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons