Chauncey has yet to put a famous person on the list
The longest list in West Virginia is Huntington’s, with 62 names. Charleston has the second-longest list in West Virginia, after Huntington, with 48. 162 towns across West Virginia can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Chauncey), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Chauncey has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chauncey 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.