Famous people · Cheat Lake
Born near Cheat Lake: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Don Knotts, from Morgantown, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cheat Lake. In West Virginia, 156 towns have someone on the list. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Don Knotts
Best known
Don Knotts
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cheat Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cheat Lake
Nobody born in Cheat Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Easterly
born 1957American development economist
John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheat Lake 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)
- Don Knotts: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Selby: JoeInQueens from Queens, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. George: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Easterly: Jerry Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Foster Sterling: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James McGrew: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hagans: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons