Famous people · Valley Head
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Valley Head
The nearest, Gary McPherson, was born in Cass, 12 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Valley Head. Pearl S. Buck is the most widely known, written about in 144 languages. 169 towns in West Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Pearl S. Buck
Best known
Pearl S. Buck
in 144 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valley Head’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valley Head
Nobody born in Valley Head is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joe McCutcheon
1929–2004American football player and coach
Marjorie Joyner
1896–1994American businesswoman and hair care entrepreneur
Robert Lee Wolverton
1914–1944American recipient of the Purple Heart
Pearl S. Buck
1892–1973Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley Head 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 (7)
- Pearl S. Buck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Joyner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Grimsted: Earl McDonald--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Wolverton: SWolverton, 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