22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gypsy
The nearest, Dick Brown, was born in Shinnston, 2 mi away. Stonewall Jackson is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. The list for Gypsy is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 169 of the towns in West Virginia.
What stands out about Gypsy’s famous people
Famous people born near Gypsy
Nobody born in Gypsy is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Granville D. Hall
1837–1934American writer; 2nd Secretary of State of West Virginia
Myra Horner Camden Atkinson
1844–1925First Lady of West Virginia

Stonewall Jackson
1824–1863General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War

Cyrus Vance
1917–2002United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980

John William Davis
1873–1955American politician, presidential candidate

Tony Anthony
born 1937American film actor, producer, director, screenwriter




Ed Zern
1910–1994American writer, humorist, fisherman, environmentalist and conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gypsy 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)
- Stonewall Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Vance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Manchin: Rebecca Hammel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lou Retton: US Health and Human Services. No specific photo credit is given by the source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Johnson: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fuzzy Knight: Film screenshot (Crestview Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Anthony: Primex Italiana, Taka Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons