#1Military
Stonewall Jackson
1824–1863General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War
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Famous people · Clarksburg
Of the 45 famous people born in Clarksburg, an unusual share are leaders
With articles in 61 languages, Stonewall Jackson is the most widely known. Between 1920 and 1969, 21 were born, the most of any period. From Edward B. Jackson to Jarrod West, the births on the list run from 1793 to 1999. Fewer than a quarter of the 164 towns in West Virginia with famous people list more.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Stonewall Jackson
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Edward B. Jackson
Youngest
1999
Jarrod West
Most common field
Politics & Law
22 people
What stands out about Clarksburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clarksburg is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Clarksburg
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Cyrus Vance
1917–2002United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980
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#3Politics & Law
John William Davis
1873–1955American politician, presidential candidate
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Through the years
When Clarksburg’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryBusinessMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clarksburg
Of the other 42, 20 are leaders.
Tony Anthony
born 1937American film actor, producer, director, screenwriter
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Pare Lorentz
1905–1992American film director, screenwriter, and New Deal documentary filmmaker
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William Lowther Jackson
1825–1890American lawyer, politician, slaveholder and jurist
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Martha Gandy Fales
1930–2006American art historian, museum curator, and author (1930–2006) specializing in historic American silversmithing and jewelry
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bridgeport lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarksburg 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 (16)
- Stonewall Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Vance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Anthony: Primex Italiana, Taka Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Goff Jr.: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy D. Goff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Curtin: National Endowment for the Arts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Jamerson: Gary Landers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Davis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Lowndes Jr.: Original uploader was Tom at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pare Lorentz: Photographer uncredited; possibly Dorothea Lange. See flickr.com/photos/photohistorytimeline/4675043768, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lowther Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Chapman: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waldo P. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons