Famous people · Lester
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lester
The best known of them is Chris Sarandon, with articles in 34 languages. Art Simmons, born in Glen White, 1 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lester. 155 towns across West Virginia can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Chris Sarandon
Best known
Chris Sarandon
in 34 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Lester
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lester 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)
- Chris Sarandon: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carper: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Jimmy Dickens: Moeller Talent, Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D'Antoni: [1] Matt Hickey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Sue Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rahall: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Martin: S882019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hulett C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons