22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pageton
Closest of all is Ed Setrakian, from Anawalt, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Steve Harvey, with articles in 64 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pageton. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
What stands out about Pageton’s famous people
Famous people born near Pageton
Nobody born in Pageton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Stanley J. Wawrzyniak
1927–1995American Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient




Steve Harvey
born 1957American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author




Ray Louthen
1925–2004American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pageton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Steve Harvey: Avito C.Dalan for the Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ahmad Bradshaw: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Branson: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Julius Taylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hawkins: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wockenfuss: Detroit Tigers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Minter, Jr.: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zollie Toth: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons