Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
1840–1905American politician
Famous people · Great Cacapon
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Great Cacapon
The best known of them is Newton Diehl Baker Jr., with articles in 19 languages. Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, born in Bath (Berkeley Springs), 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Great Cacapon. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Newton Diehl Baker Jr.
Best known
Newton Diehl Baker Jr.
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Great Cacapon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Great Cacapon
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Beirne Lay, Jr.
1909–1982Author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II
John Allen
1890–1967American professional baseball player
Joseph S. Wheat
1823–1872West Virginian farmer and politician
Willard Ray Custer
1899–1985American aerospace engineer
Ann Henshaw Gardiner
1890–1982Grace Snively
1913–2014Medical educator, civil rights and voter's rights activist
George William Peterkin
1841–1916Episcopal Bishop of West Virginia
John W. Wagner
1837–1896Union Army soldier in the American Civil War
Harry F. Byrd
1887–1966American politician and newspaper publisher
Jennifer Armentrout
born 1980American writer of contemporary romance, new adult and fantasy
Mary Ann Shaffer
1934–2008United States writer, editor and bookshop worker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Cacapon 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 (11)
- Newton Diehl Baker Jr.: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry F. Byrd: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Armentrout: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Kain: John Gilmary Shea (1824-1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Triplett O'Ferrall: Osmond Summers Morton (1845-1920), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard K. Sutherland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beirne Lay, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hedding Rowland: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Peterkin: Churchman Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wasson Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Wagner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons