Myra Horner Camden Atkinson
1844–1925First Lady of West Virginia
Famous people · Hepzibah
Born near Hepzibah: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Myra Horner Camden Atkinson, born in Lumberport, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Stonewall Jackson, with articles in 61 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hepzibah. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Stonewall Jackson
Best known
Stonewall Jackson
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hepzibah’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hepzibah
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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
Granville D. Hall
1837–1934American writer; 2nd Secretary of State of West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hepzibah 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