Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNo one from Bud is on the famous people list yet
Huntington’s 62 names make the longest list in West Virginia. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48. 154 towns in West Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Bud), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Bud has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bud and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.