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Famous people · Hometown

Famous people from Hometown

So far, no famous person on record was born in Hometown. 163 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person. Huntington’s 62 names make the longest list in West Virginia. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hometown), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hometown has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hometown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.