Famous people · Crab Orchard
Born near Crab Orchard: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Art Simmons, born in Glen White, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chris Sarandon, with articles in 34 languages. In all of West Virginia, the famous people on record come from 167 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Crab Orchard.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Chris Sarandon
Best known
Chris Sarandon
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crab Orchard’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crab Orchard
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Paula Jean Swearengin
born 1975American activist and politician
Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
1916–1995US nurse, professor of nursing, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crab Orchard 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 (10)
- Chris Sarandon: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carper: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Jimmy Dickens: Moeller Talent, Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D'Antoni: [1] Matt Hickey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Sue Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rahall: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Martin: S882019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hulett C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamar Slay: Fire90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Jean Swearengin: The Humanist Report, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons