Famous people · Durbin
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Durbin
Will Hare is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Closest of all is W. E. Blackhurst, from Arbovale, 8 mi away. Across West Virginia, 157 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Durbin as a birthplace.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Will Hare
Best known
Will Hare
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Durbin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Durbin
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marjorie Joyner
1896–1994American businesswoman and hair care entrepreneur
Robert Lee Wolverton
1914–1944American recipient of the Purple Heart
Howard Hille Johnson
1846–1913American educator and school founder
E. Hansford McCourt
1909–1992American politician
Joe McCutcheon
1929–2004American football player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durbin 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 (9)
- Charles R. Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Joyner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Grimsted: Earl McDonald--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Wolverton: SWolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hille Johnson: Murphy, Robert E. (1905) Progressive West Virginians, Wheeling, West Virginia: The Wheeling News, p. 27 Retrieved on 20 October 2020. OCLC: 1305880., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Hoover: Papagena Press, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eli Baker: The Wheeling Intelligencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Hansford McCourt: State of West Virginia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Warner: Jackwar42, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons