Famous people · Mineralwells
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mineralwells
The nearest, Deron Williams, was born in Parkersburg, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Mineralwells is on record yet. 167 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Deron Williams
Best known
Deron Williams
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mineralwells’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mineralwells
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edwin Catmull
born 1945American computer scientist and former president of Pixar
Paul Dooley
born 1928American actor, writer, and comedian
Morgan Spurlock
1970–2024American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer
Charles Brooks Smith
1844–1899American politician from West Virgnia
George Willis Ritchey
1864–1945American astronomer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mineralwells 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 (4)
- Deron Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Catmull: VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dooley: Paul J. Alessi aka pjalessi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Ritchey: Kowloonese at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons