#1Famous people · Fairmont
35 famous people were born in Fairmont, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 35 languages make the American gymnast Mary Lou Retton the best known. Johnnie Johnson is second and Fuzzy Knight third. 19 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.2 on the list, well above the typical West Virginia town’s 7.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Mary Lou Retton
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
Thomas Haymond
Youngest
2005
Isabella Flanigan
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Fairmont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fairmont’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 7.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fairmont is known for
Fairmont has 1.5× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fairmont
Ranked by languages covered: Mary Lou Retton with 35, then Johnnie Johnson with 17 and Fuzzy Knight with 15.
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#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Fairmont
A further 32 follow, born between 1794 and 2005.
Robert Tinnell
born 1961Motion picture screenwriter, director and producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Fairmont home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Joe Manchin.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairmont and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Mary Lou Retton: US Health and Human Services. No specific photo credit is given by the source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Johnson: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fuzzy Knight: Film screenshot (Crestview Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Mollohan: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kendall Everest Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Wayland Watson: Dbhutton at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabella Flanigan: Patrick Cristiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raphiael Putney: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Bridges: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelli Ward: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Polsley: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Tennant: Natalie Tennant, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Garner: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Finley: My father, Dr. Hugh A. Block (deceased), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Manchin: Rebecca Hammel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Bresch: Mylan N.V., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons