Famous people · Gallipolis Ferry
Born near Gallipolis Ferry: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jenny Holzer, was born in Gallipolis, 3 mi away. The list for Gallipolis Ferry is empty for now. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jenny Holzer
Best known
Jenny Holzer
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gallipolis Ferry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gallipolis Ferry
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Geoffrey D. Miller
born 1949Retired United States Army Major General
Fred B. Lambert
1873–1967West Virginia educator and regional historian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gallipolis Ferry 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 (8)
- Royal Robbins: Tom Frost, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brereton C. Jones: PeteStJohn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skip Battin: Fotoburo De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Coffeen: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey D. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Hogg: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cremeans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William O. Atkeson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons