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Famous people · Clay
Clay is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Gene Johnson, the American football player, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Dave Vineyard and Clint Nichols. Born in 1891, E. Ray Reed is the first name on record, and Clint Nichols, born in 1944, the most recent. No town in West Virginia lists more than Huntington, with 62.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Gene Johnson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
E. Ray Reed
Youngest
1944
Clint Nichols
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Clay
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Clay’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (3); the busiest decade is the 1940s (2).
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clay is known for
Share of Clay’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clay
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clay 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 (2)
- Dave Vineyard: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Ray Reed: State of West Virginia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons