John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
Famous people · Brush Fork
Born near Brush Fork: 34 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Forbes Nash, from Bluefield, 2 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brush Fork. 153 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person. No town in West Virginia lists more than Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
John Forbes Nash
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brush Fork’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brush Fork
Nobody born in Brush Fork is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Maceo Pinkard
1897–1962American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
Ray Louthen
1925–2004American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Bob Williams
1877–1957American football coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brush Fork 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 (17)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Harrold: ABC Visual Communication, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred M. Wilcox: Public domain, 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
- Francis A. Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Selwyn: The New Movie Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eskridge: Bigiduz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Minter, Jr.: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Bird Jr.: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Kendrick: Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zollie Toth: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons