Famous people · Pine Grove
Born near Pine Grove: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clarence Garrett, from Reader, 2 mi away. The best known of them is John Murtha, with articles in 20 languages. 157 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Pine Grove.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John Murtha
Best known
John Murtha
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pine Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pine Grove
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Murtha
1932–2010American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Herbert Stephenson Boreman
1897–1982United States federal judge
Charles A. Lory
1872–1969President of Colorado State University
David F. Thornton
1924–2008American attorney and politician
Thomas McElhiney
1919–1998American diplomat and UNRWA Commissioner-General
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Grove 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 (14)
- John Murtha: Congressional photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennings Randolph: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bolling: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Childers: Kmzundel at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Lacey: Barnett M. Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Yost: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Funkhouser: MoBikeFed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garry Lyle: GW Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, MD), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Krebs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Lory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David F. Thornton: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Kemper: Underwood and Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons