Famous people · Bruceton Mills
Born near Bruceton Mills: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, James McGrew, was born in Brandonville, 1 mi away. The best known of them is George Marshall, with articles in 105 languages. The list for Bruceton Mills is empty for now. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
George Marshall
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bruceton Mills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bruceton Mills
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
William G. Brown, Sr.
1800–1884American lawyer and politician in Virginia
William Gay Brown, Jr.
1856–1916American congressman from West Virginia
Don Knotts
1924–2006American actor and stand-up comedian
William Easterly
born 1957American development economist
Bob Cowell
1924–1960American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bruceton Mills 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 (14)
- Don Knotts: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Esper: Monica King, 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
- William Easterly: Jerry Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan P. Dolliver: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Conley: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot Thomas: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James McGrew: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hagans: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Brown, Sr.: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gay Brown, Jr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Bidwell Darrall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons