Shumaker-Lewis House · Photo: thekingofmice · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people from Mason
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Mason. 154 towns across West Virginia can name a famous person born there. The longest list in West Virginia is Huntington’s, with 62 names. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Mason), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Mason has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mason 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.