John Corbett
born 1961American actor and country music singer
Famous people · Valley Grove
Born near Valley Grove: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Corbett, from Wheeling, 6 mi away. The best known of them is John Havlicek, with articles in 43 languages. No famous person’s birth in Valley Grove is on record yet. Across West Virginia, 166 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Havlicek
Best known
John Havlicek
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valley Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valley Grove
Nobody born in Valley Grove is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Walter Reuther
1907–1970Labor union leader and progressive activist
William Dean Howells
1837–1920American author, critic, and playwright
John Konstantinos
1936–2013American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Emile Deleau, Jr.
1923–1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley Grove 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)
- John Havlicek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Garrison: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Levine: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dean Howells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cox: Koongo940, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Reuther: Detroit Free Press Archives & Wayne State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Groza: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons