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Famous people · Mullens

Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Mullens

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.

#1 best knownMike D'AntoniSports · born 1951
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Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mike D'Antoni
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Frank Blackwell
Youngest
1975
Paula Jean Swearengin
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Mullens’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Mullens’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.

The American centuryToday19502000Mike D'AntoniChristy MartinPaula Jean Swearengin
SportsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Mullens is known for

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 best known

Born in Mullens

The three best known are all athletes.

Mike D'Antoni#1
Sports

Mike D'Antoni

born 1951

American-Italian basketball player and coach

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Christy Martin#2
Sports

Christy Martin

born 1968

American boxer

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JA#3
Sports

Jerome Anderson

1953–2009

American basketball player-coach

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Mullens

The other 6 span the years 1947 to 1975.

Paula Jean Swearengin

Paula Jean Swearengin

born 1975

American activist and politician

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Greg White

born 1958

American basketball coach

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Linda Phillips

born 1952

American politician

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Frank Blackwell

1947–2025

American academic administrator and politician

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Terry Echols

born 1962

American football linebacker

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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.

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