Famous people · Sophia
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sophia
Art Simmons, born in Glen White, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chris Sarandon, with articles in 34 languages. No famous person on record lists Sophia as their birthplace yet. Across West Virginia, the lists cover 164 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Chris Sarandon
Best known
Chris Sarandon
in 34 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Sophia
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sophia 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)
- Chris Sarandon: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Carper: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Jimmy Dickens: Moeller Talent, Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike D'Antoni: [1] Matt Hickey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Sue Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Rahall: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Martin: S882019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hulett C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons