Fielding H. Yost
1871–1946American college football player and coach (1871–1946); College Football Hall of Fame member
Famous people · Blacksville
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blacksville
Fielding H. Yost, born in Fairview, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Don Knotts, with articles in 57 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Blacksville. No town in West Virginia lists more than Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Don Knotts
Best known
Don Knotts
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blacksville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blacksville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jay Johnson Morrow
1870–1937Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924
W. R. Wilson
1913–1986Charles Csuri
1922–2022American computer artist, college professor, All-American college football player
A. James Manchin
1927–2003American politician in West Virginia
Don Knotts
1924–2006American actor and stand-up comedian
William Easterly
born 1957American development economist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blacksville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Don Knotts: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Manchin: Rebecca Hammel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Selby: JoeInQueens from Queens, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. George: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur I. Boreman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Easterly: Jerry Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Koscheck: Original uploader was East718 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Martin: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielding H. Yost: Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Johnson Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. R. Stockdale: Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. James Manchin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons