Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist
Famous people · Peterstown
Born near Peterstown: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is John Forbes Nash, with articles in 106 languages. Closest of all is Sally Miller Gearhart, from Pearisburg, 6 mi away. 154 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
John Forbes Nash
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Peterstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Peterstown
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sylvia Burwell
born 1965Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
Maceo Pinkard
1897–1962American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peterstown 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)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Burwell: John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Floyd: Brady-Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Chandler: trailer screenshot (Thalia Productions Inc. / Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Miller Gearhart: A.Kate Fritsch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons