#1Famous people · South Charleston
South Charleston counts 7 famous people, first among them Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea leads the list, covered in 18 languages. The next two names are T. D. Jakes and Pierriá Henry. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 6 of them. Over 36 years of births, the list goes from T. D. Jakes (1957) to Pierriá Henry (1993).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kathy Mattea
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1957
T. D. Jakes
Youngest
1993
Pierriá Henry
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about South Charleston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When South Charleston’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in South Charleston
First, Kathy Mattea (18 languages), then T. D. Jakes (15) and Pierriá Henry (12).
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What South Charleston is known for
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Charleston leads the towns around it, with 48 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Charleston 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 (4)
- Kathy Mattea: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. D. Jakes: T.D. Jakes Ministries, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Karnes: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Dobson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons