Leo "Muscle" Shoals
1916–1999American baseball player and manager
Famous people · Tioga
Born near Tioga: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Leo "Muscle" Shoals, born in Camden-on-Gauley, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Tioga. The best known of them is Pearl S. Buck, with articles in 144 languages. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Pearl S. Buck
Best known
Pearl S. Buck
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tioga’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tioga
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joe McCutcheon
1929–2004American football player and coach
Ralph E. Pomeroy
1930–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Chester R. Bender
1914–1996Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Pearl S. Buck
1892–1973Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tioga 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)
- Pearl S. Buck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Roberts: Educational Comedies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Alderson: Maintained by the photo historian of the United States House of Representatives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester R. Bender: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Peck: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph E. Pomeroy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheriff Blake: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayland Dean: Diaz Cigarette company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons