#1Sports
Glenn Davis
1934–2009American track athlete and football player
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Famous people · Wellsburg
6 famous people come from Wellsburg, Glenn Davis the best known
Glenn Davis, the American track athlete and football player, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Second and third on the list are Isaac H. Duval and John O. Pendleton. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. Only 33 of the 152 towns in West Virginia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Glenn Davis
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Isaac H. Duval
Youngest
1934
Glenn Davis
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Wellsburg
Languages with an article: 30 for Glenn Davis, 8 for Isaac H. Duval, 5 for John O. Pendleton.
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When Wellsburg’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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What Wellsburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
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The best known from each town bordering Wellsburg.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellsburg 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 (4)
- Glenn Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac H. Duval: USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O. Pendleton: Robert E. Murphy, author. "The Wheeling News" (Wheeling, WV), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons