#1Science & Medicine
Catherine Shipe East
1916–1996American government researcher and feminist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Barboursville
5 famous people call Barboursville their birthplace
Most widely known is Catherine Shipe East, the American government researcher and feminist, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come George Baumgardner and Grace Golden Clayton. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.4 on the list, well above the typical West Virginia town’s 7.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Catherine Shipe East
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Grace Golden Clayton
Youngest
1977
Jason Starkey
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Barboursville
Catherine Shipe East has articles in 6 languages, George Baumgardner in 3 and Grace Golden Clayton in 2.
#1
#2
#3Notable
Grace Golden Clayton
1875–1958First person to suggest Fathers' Day
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Barboursville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Barboursville is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Barboursville
2 more, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Barboursville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Barboursville’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Huntington, at 62.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barboursville 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)
- Catherine Shipe East: Fduriez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Baumgardner: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Golden Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Dourif: Diane Krauss (DianeAnna), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons