#1Military
Chester R. Bender
1914–1996Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
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Famous people · Burnsville
Burnsville is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the commandant of the United States Coast guard Chester R. Bender, with articles in 4 languages. The united States federal judge William Matthew Kidd ranks second, ahead of Melvin Wine. The first birth on record is Melvin Wine’s, in 1909, and the last William Matthew Kidd’s, in 1918. Across West Virginia, 166 towns list someone born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Chester R. Bender
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Melvin Wine
Youngest
1918
William Matthew Kidd
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Burnsville
First, Chester R. Bender (4 languages), then William Matthew Kidd (3) and Melvin Wine (2).
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Politics & Law
William Matthew Kidd
1918–1998United States federal judge
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MW#3
Known for
What Burnsville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burnsville 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.
Photo credits (1)
- Chester R. Bender: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons