Famous people · Ghent
Born near Ghent: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Chris Sarandon, with articles in 34 languages. Lonnie Warwick, born in Raleigh, 10 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Ghent. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Chris Sarandon
Best known
Chris Sarandon
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ghent’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ghent
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sylvia Burwell
born 1965Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Paula Jean Swearengin
born 1975American activist and politician
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Ghent?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Ghent’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ghent 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 (15)
- Chris Sarandon: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carper: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D'Antoni: [1] Matt Hickey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Burwell: John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Chandler: trailer screenshot (Thalia Productions Inc. / Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Sue Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rahall: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Martin: S882019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hulett C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamar Slay: Fire90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Jean Swearengin: The Humanist Report, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Warhop: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Titus Pankey: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eskridge: Bigiduz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons