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Famous people · Gassaway

4 famous people call Gassaway their birthplace

The best known is the American architect Levi Johnson Dean, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Steve Westfall and Douglas Facemire. Over 83 years of births, the list goes from Levi Johnson Dean (1878) to Douglas Facemire (1961). The biggest group are leaders: 3.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Levi Johnson Dean
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Levi Johnson Dean
Youngest
1961
Douglas Facemire
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Gassaway

Leaders take two of the three places.

LD#1
Writing & Arts

Levi Johnson Dean

1878–1951

American architect

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SW#2
Politics & Law

Steve Westfall

born 1955

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DF#3
Politics & Law

Douglas Facemire

born 1961

American politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Gassaway’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Gassaway is known for

Gassaway has 3.6× 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.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Gassaway

1 more, best known first.

GB

Greg Boso

born 1957

West Virginia State Senator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gassaway 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.