#1Famous people · Glen Dale
7 famous people come from Glen Dale, Brad Paisley the best known
The best known is the American country musician Brad Paisley, with articles in 37 languages. The next two names are Shelley Moore Capito and George Brett. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Only 29 of the 169 towns in West Virginia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Brad Paisley
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Bernice Eddy
Youngest
1984
Chris Lancos
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Glen Dale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Glen Dale’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsNotableMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Glen Dale
Ranked by languages covered: Brad Paisley with 37, then Shelley Moore Capito with 33 and George Brett with 13.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Shelley Moore Capito
born 1953United States Senator from West Virginia
33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Known for
What Glen Dale is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Glen Dale
Of the other 4, 2 are athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Moundsville’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glen Dale 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 (4)
- Brad Paisley: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Moore Capito: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Eddy: Work of the United States Government, Anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Pastner: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons