Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
born 1950American literary critic, professor and historian
Famous people · Burlington
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Burlington
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., born in Keyser, 8 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Burlington yet. Across West Virginia, 162 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Best known
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
in 24 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Burlington
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marshall McDonald
1835–1895American engineer, professor, geologist, mineralogist, pisciculturist, and fisheries scientist
Marshall S. Cornwell
1871–1898American newspaper publisher and editor, journalist, writer, and poet
Ebenezer Zane
1747–1811American pioneer, road builder and land speculator
Henry Bell Gilkeson
1850–1921American politician, lawyer, school administrator, and banker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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 (15)
- Lefty Grove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Binger Hermann: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Ailes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas F. Mulledy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. O. Dawson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Wheeler Downey: "Annals of Wyoming" magazine. Wyoming Historical Department (Cheyenne, WY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Orrin Staggers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John I. Vanmeter: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall McDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall S. Cornwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Ann Davis: Potomac State College (1956) Catamount, Keyser, West Virginia: Potomac State College, p. 20, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Mulledy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bell Gilkeson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert White: Atkinson, George Wesley (1919) Bench and Bar of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia: Virginia Law Book Company, p. 395, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Duncan Vandiver: The State Historical Society of Missouri (Columbia, MO). No known copyright restrictions., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons