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Famous people · Bath (Berkeley Springs)

Bath (Berkeley Springs) counts 4 famous people, first among them Charles Triplett O'Ferrall

Most widely known is Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, the American politician, with articles in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Beirne Lay, Jr. and John Allen. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all. From Joseph S. Wheat to Beirne Lay, Jr., the births on the list run from 1823 to 1909.

#1 best knownCharles Triplett O'FerrallPolitics & Law · 1840–1905
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Joseph S. Wheat
Youngest
1909
Beirne Lay, Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Bath (Berkeley Springs)

Ranked by languages covered: Charles Triplett O'Ferrall with 10, then Beirne Lay, Jr. with 5 and John Allen with 3.

Charles Triplett O'Ferrall#1
Politics & Law

Charles Triplett O'Ferrall

1840–1905

American politician

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Beirne Lay, Jr.#2
Writing & Arts

Beirne Lay, Jr.

1909–1982

Author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JA#3
Sports

John Allen

1890–1967

American professional baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Bath (Berkeley Springs)’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1840s, at 1.

A new nationMills & railroads180018501900Beirne Lay, Jr.Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Bath (Berkeley Springs) is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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 Bath (Berkeley Springs)

1 more, best known first.

JW

Joseph S. Wheat

1823–1872

West Virginian farmer and politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bath (Berkeley Springs) 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.

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