Famous people · Bowden
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bowden
Karl Lashley is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Bowden as their birthplace yet. Closest of all is Will Hare, from Elkins, 8 mi away. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Karl Lashley
Best known
Karl Lashley
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bowden’s famous people
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Famous people born near Bowden
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Irene McKinney
1939–2012American poet laureate of West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowden 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 (13)
- Karl Lashley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Baker: George Jeske, Hal Roach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Yankovic: Curt Teich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jayne Anne Phillips: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alston G. Dayton: . The original uploader was WVhybrid at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Grimsted: Earl McDonald--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Wolverton: SWolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Gainer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Hoover: Papagena Press, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eli Baker: The Wheeling Intelligencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons