#1Famous people · Newburg
Newburg, birthplace of the American football player and coach Wally Fromhart
In 1913, the American football player and coach Wally Fromhart was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. 164 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Wally Fromhart
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Wally Fromhart
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Newburg
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newburg 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 (1)
- Wally Fromhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons