Famous people · Pratt
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pratt
The best known of them is Jerry West, with articles in 54 languages. Les Palmer, born in Cedar Grove, 3 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Pratt as a birthplace. 153 towns in West Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pratt’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pratt
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
MacGillivray Milne
1882–1959Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pratt 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 (7)
- Jerry West: Malcolm W. Emmons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Moss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Truman: PKDASD at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MacGillivray Milne: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons