Born near Littleton: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Larry J. Edgell, born in Hundred, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joe Manchin, with articles in 37 languages. The list for Littleton is empty for now. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
What stands out about Littleton’s famous people
Famous people born near Littleton
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Fielding H. Yost
1871–1946American college football player and coach (1871–1946); College Football Hall of Fame member

Jay Johnson Morrow
1870–1937Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924
W. R. Wilson
1913–1986


John Murtha
1932–2010American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania



Ed Zern
1910–1994American writer, humorist, fisherman, environmentalist and conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Littleton 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)
- Joe Manchin: United States Senate photography studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Murtha: Congressional photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Lacey: Barnett M. Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Martin: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielding H. Yost: Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Johnson Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons