Famous people · Rupert
Born near Rupert: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Arnold Carter, was born in Rainelle, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Katherine Johnson, with articles in 79 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rupert. Famous people are on record for 154 of the towns in West Virginia.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Katherine Johnson
Best known
Katherine Johnson
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rupert’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rupert
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sylvia Burwell
born 1965Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Katherine Johnson
1918–2020African-American mathematician
John Leonard Hines
1868–1968(1868-1968) former Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Margaret Prescott Montague
1878–1955American writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rupert 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 (8)
- Katherine Johnson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Burwell: John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Chandler: trailer screenshot (Thalia Productions Inc. / Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Roberts: Educational Comedies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer A. Holt: e-wv The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leonard Hines: Official Army Portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Alderson: Maintained by the photo historian of the United States House of Representatives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons