Born near Bradshaw: 28 famous people within 35 miles
No famous person on record lists Bradshaw as their birthplace yet. Closest of all is Carl Rutherford, from War, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Steve Harvey, with articles in 65 languages. 157 towns across West Virginia can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Bradshaw’s famous people
Famous people born near Bradshaw
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Steve Harvey
born 1957American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author


Stanley J. Wawrzyniak
1927–1995American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient

Bev Perdue
born 1947American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina


George C. Peery
1873–1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938

Heath Miller
born 1982All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bradshaw 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)
- Steve Harvey: Avito C. Dalan, Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bev Perdue: Office of Governor Beverly Perdue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Peery: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Miller: Fido, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moody: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan O'Quinn: Country dawg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hawkins: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnett Howard: Adolphus79 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons