
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Dailey
Will Hare is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The nearest, William Eli Baker, was born in Beverly, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in East Dailey is on record yet. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
What stands out about East Dailey’s famous people
Famous people born near East Dailey
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Robert Lee Wolverton
1914–1944American recipient of the Purple Heart

Irene McKinney
1939–2012American poet laureate of West Virginia



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Dailey 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)
- Jayne Anne Phillips: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Grimsted: Earl McDonald--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Wolverton: SWolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Gainer: Bain News Service, publisher, 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