
Born near Charlton Heights: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Mike Barrett is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Closest of all is Timothy Truman, from Gauley Bridge, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Charlton Heights. 169 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person.
What stands out about Charlton Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Charlton Heights
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


MacGillivray Milne
1882–1959Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa





Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
1916–1995US nurse, professor of nursing, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charlton Heights 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 (7)
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Truman: PKDASD at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MacGillivray Milne: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Peck: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Lopez: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons