#1Film, TV & Stage
Steve Harvey
born 1957American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author
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Famous people · Welch
12 famous people were born in Welch, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Steve Harvey leads the list, covered in 64 languages. The American actress Karen Austin ranks second, ahead of Rod Martin. From Jackson L. Kiser to William R. Spencer, the births on the list run from 1929 to 1967. The list comes to 34.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 7 in the typical town in West Virginia.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Steve Harvey
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Jackson L. Kiser
Youngest
1967
William R. Spencer
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Welch’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Welch
Two of the three are performers.
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Through the years
When Welch’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Welch is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 5 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Welch
Still to come: 9 more, from 1929 to 1967.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Welch 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 (5)
- Steve Harvey: Avito C.Dalan for the Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hawkins: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnett Howard: Adolphus79 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wockenfuss: Detroit Tigers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Spencer: Scld18, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons