Margaret S. Collins
1922–1996African-American entomologist, zoologist and civil rights advocate
Famous people · West Dunbar
Born near West Dunbar: 23 famous people within 35 miles
George Armitage Miller is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. The nearest, Margaret S. Collins, was born in Institute, 1 mi away. The list for West Dunbar is empty for now. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
George Armitage Miller
Best known
George Armitage Miller
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Dunbar’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Dunbar
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lew Burdette
1926–2007American professional baseball player, pitcher, coach
Blackburn B. Dovener
1842–1914American lawyer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Dunbar 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 (13)
- Jim Justice: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crumb: Peter Matthews from New York City, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Barnes: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Moss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Mattea: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. D. Jakes: T.D. Jakes Ministries, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Montgomery: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Chrest: Mulderville USA, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Williams: User:TwoWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Chilton: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lew Burdette: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Dobson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn B. Dovener: James B. Lyon, Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons