
Born near Covel: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Mike D'Antoni, born in Mullens, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Steve Harvey, with articles in 65 languages. Across West Virginia, the lists cover 169 towns. The list for Covel is empty for now.
What stands out about Covel’s famous people
Famous people born near Covel
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Paula Jean Swearengin
born 1975American activist and politician



Stanley J. Wawrzyniak
1927–1995American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient

Steve Harvey
born 1957American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covel 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 (8)
- Steve Harvey: Avito C. Dalan, Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Slater: Harris,_Otunga_and_Slater.jpg: Shamsuddin Muhammad from Fort Hood, Texas, USA derivative work: MAURILBERT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D'Antoni: [1] Matt Hickey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Martin: S882019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Branson: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Julius Taylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Jean Swearengin: The Humanist Report, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hawkins: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons