#1Famous people · Montgomery
Most of the 10 famous people born in Montgomery came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American basketball player Mike Barrett, with articles in 18 languages. Elizabeth Stephens is second and Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr. third. Fewer than a quarter of the 152 towns in West Virginia with famous people list more. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Mike Barrett
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Lavinia Norman
Youngest
1972
Kelvin Kinney
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Montgomery’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Montgomery’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Montgomery
By how many languages cover them, Mike Barrett comes first (18), then Elizabeth Stephens (5) and Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr. (4).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Elizabeth Stephens
born 1960American artist and filmmaker
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.
1946–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Montgomery is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Montgomery
Here are 7 more, born from 1882 to 1972.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Smithers has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montgomery 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.
Photo credits (5)
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ellison: Skot Nelson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons