Famous people · Fairlea
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairlea
The nearest, Frederick Swann, was born in Lewisburg, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Pearl S. Buck, with articles in 143 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fairlea. Lewisburg, which borders it, has 8 on its list, the best known Homer A. Holt.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Pearl S. Buck
Best known
Pearl S. Buck
in 143 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairlea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairlea
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Katherine Johnson
1918–2020African-American mathematician
Margaret Prescott Montague
1878–1955American writer
Sylvia Burwell
born 1965Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Pearl S. Buck
1892–1973Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary
Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Lewisburg lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairlea 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)
- Pearl S. Buck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Johnson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Burwell: John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bimbo Coles: PO2 Wendy Hamme, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Chandler: trailer screenshot (Thalia Productions Inc. / Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Miller Gearhart: A.Kate Fritsch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Arliner Young: Marine Biological Laboratory, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer A. Holt: e-wv The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons