Famous people · Racine
Born near Racine: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Nick Casey, born in Marmet, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jerry West, with articles in 54 languages. No entry yet names Racine as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Racine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Racine
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles R. Tolbert
1936–2025American astronomer and astronomy educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Racine 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
- Jim Justice: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crumb: Peter Matthews from New York City, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Barnes: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon McBride: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Moss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Mattea: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons