Famous people · Falls View
Born near Falls View: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Calvin Hicks, was born in Mount Carbon, 2 mi away. Jerry West is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Falls View yet. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Falls View’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Falls View
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
MacGillivray Milne
1882–1959Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa
Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.
1946–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
1916–1995US nurse, professor of nursing, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Falls View 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 (10)
- Jerry West: Malcolm W. Emmons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Truman: PKDASD at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MacGillivray Milne: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Peck: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Lopez: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheriff Blake: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons