Famous people · Valley Bend
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Valley Bend
Closest of all is William Eli Baker, from Beverly, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Valley Bend is on record yet. Will Hare is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Across West Virginia, 169 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Will Hare
Best known
Will Hare
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valley Bend’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valley Bend
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Lee Wolverton
1914–1944American recipient of the Purple Heart
Irene McKinney
1939–2012American poet laureate of West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley Bend 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)
- Jayne Anne Phillips: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Grimsted: Earl McDonald--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Wolverton: SWolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Gainer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Hoover: Papagena Press, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eli Baker: The Wheeling Intelligencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons