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Famous people · McConnell

Born near McConnell: 13 famous people within 35 miles

Joanne Dru, born in Logan, 2 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in McConnell. The West Virginia lists hold names for 160 towns. The longest list in West Virginia is Huntington’s, with 62 names.

#1 best knownJoanne DruFilm, TV & Stage · 1922–1996
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Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Joanne Dru
Best known
Joanne Dru
in 34 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about McConnell’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near McConnell

They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLogan · 5Man · 3Holden · 1Greenview · 1McConnell
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McConnell 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.

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