
Born near Piney View: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chris Sarandon, from Beckley, 5 mi away. The list for Piney View is empty for now. 153 towns across West Virginia can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
What stands out about Piney View’s famous people
Famous people born near Piney View
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
1916–1995US nurse, professor of nursing, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piney View 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 (6)
- Chris Sarandon: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carper: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Sue Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rahall: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hulett C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamar Slay: Fire90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons