Famous people · Shrewsbury
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shrewsbury
The nearest, Jerry West, was born in Chelyan, 1 mi away. No famous person on record lists Shrewsbury as their birthplace yet. Huntington’s 62 names make the longest list in West Virginia. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shrewsbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shrewsbury
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.
1946–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shrewsbury 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 (12)
- 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
- Randy Moss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Massey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Lopez: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Edward Courtney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons