No one born in Beech Bottom has made the famous people list yet
James M. Burns is the one name listed next door in Wells Township. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48. In all of West Virginia, the famous people on record come from 153 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Beech Bottom), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Beech Bottom has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Beech Bottom
Of the towns nearby, only Wells Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beech Bottom 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 (1)
- James M. Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons