
Born near Harts: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Joanne Dru, born in Logan, 16 mi away, is the closest. Across West Virginia, 160 towns list someone born there. No famous person’s birth in Harts is on record yet. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
What stands out about Harts’ famous people
Famous people born near Harts
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







South Carolina "Carrie" Bronson Hatfield
1876–1962First Lady of West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harts 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 (7)
- Joanne Dru: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Jefferson Mansfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil Anse Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard S. Echols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Harris: FloridaJoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Midkiff: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Butcher: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons