Krenn School · Photo: Patricia J Harris · CC BY-SA 4.0Auburn has yet to put a famous person on the list
160 towns across West Virginia can name a famous person born there. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Auburn), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Auburn has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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.