#1Famous people · Huntington
Huntington leads West Virginia with 62 famous people
Articles in 57 languages make the American actor Brad Dourif the best known. The next two names are Thomas Massie and O. J. Mayo. The largest group, 32, was born between 1920 and 1969. Leaders are unusually common here: 20, 1.5 times the usual share.
Born here
62
notable people
Best known
Brad Dourif
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Dwight Morrow
Youngest
2004
Brooklyn Nelson
Most common field
Politics & Law
20 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Huntington’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 57 languages, Brad Dourif is known far beyond the town.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2004, among 32 since 1950.A town of leadersLeaders make up 20 of the 62, 1.5 times the usual share.62 notable peopleWith 62 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Huntington
Brad Dourif has articles in 57 languages, Thomas Massie in 27 and O. J. Mayo in 24.
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#3Through the years
When Huntington’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 8 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineNotableMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Huntington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Huntington
The rest number 59, with 19 leaders among them.
Jeff Morrison
born 1979All-American college tennis player, professional tennis player, NCAA champion
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A chosen home
Also called Huntington home
One more notable person made the town home: Paul T. Farrell Jr..
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Barboursville counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntington 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.
Photo credits (8)
- Brad Dourif: Diane Krauss (DianeAnna), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Massie: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Mayo: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Greer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Staton: Aaron_Staton_and_wife_at_a_Night_on_the_Town.jpg: watchwithkristin derivative work: Rhain1999, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Jenkins: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Shipe East: Fduriez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons