
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lavalette
Closest of all is Brad Dourif, from Huntington, 6 mi away. The list for Lavalette is empty for now. No town in West Virginia lists more than Huntington, with 62. Charleston has the second-longest list in West Virginia, after Huntington, with 48.
What stands out about Lavalette’s famous people
Famous people born near Lavalette
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Lemuel F. Holland
1840–1914American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lavalette 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)
- Brad Dourif: Diane Krauss (DianeAnna), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Massie: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trace Cyrus: Rachel Hofton from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael W. Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Judd: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Hall: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Mayo: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Greer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons