Famous people · Pleasant Valley
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Valley
Mary Lou Retton, born in Fairmont, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joe Manchin, with articles in 37 languages. The nearest list is next door in Fairmont: 35 names, starting with Mary Lou Retton. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pleasant Valley.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Joe Manchin
Best known
Joe Manchin
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Valley
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ed Zern
1910–1994American writer, humorist, fisherman, environmentalist and conservationist
Charles Csuri
1922–2022American computer artist, college professor, All-American college football player
Granville D. Hall
1837–1934American writer; 2nd Secretary of State of West Virginia
Frances Benjamin Johnston
1864–1952American photographer, photojournalist
Edgar Adams
1868–1940American numismatist and olympic diver and swimmer
George Preston Marshall
1896–1969Founder and former owner of the Washington Redskins
Fielding H. Yost
1871–1946American college football player and coach (1871–1946); College Football Hall of Fame member
Jay Johnson Morrow
1870–1937Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924
Myra Horner Camden Atkinson
1844–1925First Lady of West Virginia
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Fairmont, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Valley 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 (16)
- Joe Manchin: Rebecca Hammel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lou Retton: US Health and Human Services. No specific photo credit is given by the source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Johnson: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fuzzy Knight: Film screenshot (Crestview Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Mollohan: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kendall Everest Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waldo P. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Preston Marshall: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jaco: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Martin: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielding H. Yost: Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Johnson Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses S. Webb: Taber, San Francisco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bathsheba W. Smith: Susa Young Gates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons