Famous people · Fort Gay
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fort Gay
The nearest, Rick Thompson, was born in Louisa, 2 mi away. Brad Dourif is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. No entry yet names Fort Gay as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Brad Dourif
Best known
Brad Dourif
in 57 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Fort Gay
Nobody born in Fort Gay is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Gay 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 (16)
- Brad Dourif: Diane Krauss (DianeAnna), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Gayle: Photographer Charles Lochet France Original uploader was Clm72 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Massie: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trace Cyrus: Rachel Hofton from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael W. Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Judd: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Hall: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Mayo: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Greer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wynonna Judd: Fred W. Baker III, US DoD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Staton: Aaron_Staton_and_wife_at_a_Night_on_the_Town.jpg: watchwithkristin derivative work: Rhain1999, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence Mann: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Jefferson Mansfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Evans: Becker1999, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Stapleton: Harry Mellon Rhoads, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons