#1Politics & Law
Joe Manchin
born 1947American politician and businessman
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Famous people · Farmington
Of the 7 famous people born in Farmington, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American politician and businessman Joe Manchin, with articles in 37 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Tim Manchin, born in 1955, is the youngest, and Benjamin F. Martin, born in 1828, the first on record. Fewer than a quarter of the 166 towns in West Virginia with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Joe Manchin
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Benjamin F. Martin
Youngest
1955
Tim Manchin
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Farmington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Farmington is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 times.
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 Farmington
Joe Manchin, Sam Huff and Frank Gatski are written about in 37, 13 and 6 languages.
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Through the years
When Farmington’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Farmington
4 more names, born between 1828 and 1955.
Ed Zern
1910–1994American writer, humorist, fisherman, environmentalist and conservationist
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A chosen home
Also called Farmington home
One more notable person made the town home: Heather Bresch.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (6)
- Joe Manchin: Rebecca Hammel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Martin: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. James Manchin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Manchin: D.D. Meighen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Bresch: Mylan N.V., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons