#1Famous people · Sistersville
3 famous people were born in Sistersville
The best known is the American politician Bill Bolling, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American attorney and politician David F. Thornton, third to Gale Bullman. Born in 1901, Gale Bullman is the first name on record, and Bill Bolling, born in 1957, the most recent. Huntington has the most of any town in West Virginia: 62.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bill Bolling
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Gale Bullman
Youngest
1957
Bill Bolling
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Sistersville
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
David F. Thornton
1924–2008American attorney and politician
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What Sistersville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sistersville 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 (2)
- Bill Bolling: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David F. Thornton: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons