#1Science & Medicine
John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
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Famous people · Bluefield
Musicians stand out among the 28 famous people born in Bluefield
Most widely known is John Forbes Nash, the American mathematician and economist, with articles in 106 languages. Behind the leader come Norman I. Platnick and Charlie Barnett. Between 1920 and 1969, 18 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 29.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in West Virginia has 7.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Luke Jordan
Youngest
1984
Will Morefield
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Bluefield’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Bluefield
John Forbes Nash, Norman I. Platnick and Charlie Barnett are written about in 106, 20 and 15 languages.
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Film, TV & Stage
Charlie Barnett
1954–1996American actor and comedian
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Known for
What Bluefield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bluefield’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicineNotableBusinessWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bluefield
25 more, 9 of them leaders.
Marcenia Lyle Stone "Toni"
1921–1996Female Negro League baseball player; July 17, 1921 – November 2, 1996),born as Marcenia Lyle Stone, was the first of three women to play professional baseball as a part of the Negro League
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bluefield 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 (13)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evans Evans: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Knight: Knight Foundation, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Caffie-Austin: Mike Ball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrice Harris: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Brown III: Skeet Shooter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Morefield: Southwest Virginia Community College, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Salaita: Weave News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Greene, Jr.: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zirl Augustus Palmer: Erinod333, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Christie: U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons