#1Famous people · Point Pleasant
Of the 11 famous people born in Point Pleasant, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American rock climber Royal Robbins, covered in 13 languages. Close behind are Robert L. Hogg and Charles E. Hogg. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list comes to 27.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 7 in the typical town in West Virginia.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Royal Robbins
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Jesse Quinn Thornton
Youngest
1988
Johnnie Wamsley
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Point Pleasant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Point Pleasant is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Point Pleasant
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Point Pleasant’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Point Pleasant and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Royal Robbins: Tom Frost, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Hogg: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Quinn Thornton: John B. Horner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Schwartzwalder: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Jones: Bengibson645, Ben GIbson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons