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Famous people · Mannington

3 famous people call Mannington their birthplace

Linda Longstreth, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are William Matheny and Cassy Ryan. The list runs from Cassy Ryan, born in 1905, to William Matheny, born in 1984. No town in West Virginia lists more than Huntington, with 62.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Linda Longstreth
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Cassy Ryan
Youngest
1984
William Matheny
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Mannington

Linda Longstreth has articles in 3 languages, William Matheny in 3 and Cassy Ryan in 1.

LL#1
Politics & Law

Linda Longstreth

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WM#2
Writing & Arts

William Matheny

born 1984

Musical artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CR#3
Sports

Cassy Ryan

1905–1981

American football player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mannington 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.