
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.
What stands out about McConnell’s famous people
Famous people born near McConnell
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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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.
Photo credits (5)
- Joanne Dru: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil Anse Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Belcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Harris: FloridaJoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Butcher: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons