#1Mike D'Antoni
born 1951American-Italian basketball player and coach
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Articles in 22 languages make the American-Italian basketball player and coach Mike D'Antoni the best known. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 8 in all. The earliest on the list is Frank Blackwell, born in 1947, and the youngest Paula Jean Swearengin, born in 1975. Fewer than a quarter of the 155 towns in West Virginia with famous people list more.
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The three best known are all athletes.
#1American-Italian basketball player and coach
#2The other 6 span the years 1947 to 1975.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mullens 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.