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Famous people · Moundsville
Most of the 9 famous people born in Moundsville came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Frank De Vol, the American composer and arranger, with articles in 15 languages. The list comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 7 in the typical town in West Virginia. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all. Only 24 of the 164 towns in West Virginia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Frank De Vol
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Bird Margaret Turner
Youngest
1987
Devala Gorrick
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Moundsville
Counted by languages, Frank De Vol is ahead of Davis Grubb and Devala Gorrick: 15, 10 and 4.
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#3Through the years
When Moundsville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Moundsville is known for
4 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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 Moundsville
Here are 6 more, born from 1877 to 1947.
Ed Pastilong
born 1943American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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Nearby, Glen Dale has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moundsville 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 (3)
- Devala Gorrick: Pechblaende, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Paisley: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons