John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
Famous people · Bluewell
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bluewell
John Forbes Nash, born in Bluefield, 4 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Bluewell as a birthplace. In all of West Virginia, the famous people on record come from 156 towns. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
John Forbes Nash
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bluewell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bluewell
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maceo Pinkard
1897–1962American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
Ray Louthen
1925–2004American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Stanley J. Wawrzyniak
1927–1995American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient
Bob Williams
1877–1957American football coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bluewell 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 (8)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ahmad Bradshaw: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evans Evans: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Branson: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Julius Taylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons