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Famous people · Jane Lew

Jane Lew is the birthplace of 3 famous people

May H. Gilruth is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Chub Watson and William Neely. Born in 1885, May H. Gilruth is the first name on record, and William Neely, born in 1930, the most recent. No town in West Virginia lists more than Huntington, with 62.

#1 best knownMay H. GilruthWriting & Arts · 1885–1962
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
May H. Gilruth
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
May H. Gilruth
Youngest
1930
William Neely
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Jane Lew

May H. Gilruth, Chub Watson and William Neely are written about in 4, 2 and 2 languages.

May H. Gilruth#1
Writing & Arts

May H. Gilruth

1885–1962

20th century artist

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CW#2
Sports

Chub Watson

1915–1971

Basketball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WN#3
Writing & Arts

William Neely

1930–2008

American author

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jane Lew 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.

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