Famous people · Coal Fork
Born near Coal Fork: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Samuel Edward Courtney, born in Malden, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jerry West, with articles in 54 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Coal Fork yet. Across West Virginia, 160 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Coal Fork’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Coal Fork
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Margaret S. Collins
1922–1996African-American entomologist, zoologist and civil rights advocate
Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.
1946–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coal Fork 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 (15)
- Jerry West: Malcolm W. Emmons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Justice: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crumb: Peter Matthews from New York City, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Barnes: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Moss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Mattea: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. D. Jakes: T.D. Jakes Ministries, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Dobson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Massey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Holmes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Harrah: twm1340, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Edward Courtney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons