#1Film, TV & Stage
Damon Wayans Jr.
born 1982American actor and comedian
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Huntington
3 famous people come from Huntington, Damon Wayans Jr. the best known
Damon Wayans Jr., the American actor and comedian, is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. The united States military officer Emerson Hamilton Liscum ranks second, ahead of Norma Lorre Goodrich. Over the border in Richmond, 4 names are on record, led by George F. Edmunds. The list runs from Emerson Hamilton Liscum, born in 1841, to Damon Wayans Jr., born in 1982.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Damon Wayans Jr.
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
Emerson Hamilton Liscum
Youngest
1982
Damon Wayans Jr.
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Huntington
Ranked by languages covered: Damon Wayans Jr. with 29, then Emerson Hamilton Liscum with 2 and Norma Lorre Goodrich with 2.
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#2Military
Emerson Hamilton Liscum
1841–1900United States military officer
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Huntington is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntington 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)
- Damon Wayans Jr.: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hamilton Liscum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Edmunds: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willard: Charles Tuttle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons