#1Famous people · Kenova
4 famous people come from Kenova, Michael W. Smith the best known
Michael W. Smith, the American musician and songwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. Second and third on the list are Don Eddy and Koka Booth. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. From Koka Booth in 1932 to Michael W. Smith in 1957, the births cover 25 years.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Michael W. Smith
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
Koka Booth
Youngest
1957
Michael W. Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Kenova
Michael W. Smith leads with articles in 26 languages, ahead of Don Eddy (2) and Koka Booth (1).
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Through the years
When Kenova’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (4); the busiest decade is the 1950s (2).
Politics & LawMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kenova is known for
Share of Kenova’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is South Point’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kenova 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 (2)
- Michael W. Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther F. Carter: Fmpatriot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons