Famous people · Crooked Creek
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crooked Creek
Closest of all is Joanne Dru, from Logan, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Crooked Creek as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62. Charleston has the second-longest list in West Virginia, after Huntington, with 48.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Joanne Dru
Best known
Joanne Dru
in 34 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Crooked Creek
Nobody born in Crooked Creek is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crooked Creek 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 (5)
- Joanne Dru: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil Anse Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Belcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Harris: FloridaJoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Butcher: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons