#1Famous people · Ripley
7 famous people were born in Ripley, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 5 languages make the American baseball player Kane Davis the best known. Births span 1901 to 1975, from Oliver D. Kessel to Kane Davis. Only 29 of the 161 towns in West Virginia with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 7 in the typical town in West Virginia.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kane Davis
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Oliver D. Kessel
Youngest
1975
Kane Davis
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Ripley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ripley is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 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 Ripley
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Politics & Law
Joseph Robert Goodwin
born 1942United States federal judge
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Through the years
When Ripley’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley 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 (3)
- Kane Davis: David Owen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Caperton: State of West Virginia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon McCoy: State of West Virginia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons