
Born near Helen: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mike D'Antoni, was born in Mullens, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Helen. The best known of them is Chris Sarandon, with articles in 34 languages. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62.
What stands out about Helen’s famous people
Famous people born near Helen
Nobody born in Helen is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Helen 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)
- Chris Sarandon: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carper: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Slater: Harris,_Otunga_and_Slater.jpg: Shamsuddin Muhammad from Fort Hood, Texas, USA derivative work: MAURILBERT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Jimmy Dickens: Moeller Talent, Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D'Antoni: [1] Matt Hickey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Sue Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rahall: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Martin: S882019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons