John O'Malley
1927–2022American Jesuit priest and professor of theology
Famous people · West Liberty
Born near West Liberty: 20 famous people within 35 miles
John O'Malley, born in Tiltonsville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Havlicek, with articles in 43 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in West Liberty. Famous people are on record for 169 of the towns in West Virginia.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Havlicek
Best known
John Havlicek
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Liberty’s famous people
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Famous people born near West Liberty
Nobody born in West Liberty is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Corbett
born 1961American actor and country music singer
William Dean Howells
1837–1920American author, critic, and playwright
Walter Reuther
1907–1970Labor union leader and progressive activist
Elva Lawton
1896–1993American botanist and bryologist
Moses Fleetwood Walker
1856–1924African-American baseball player and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Liberty 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 (15)
- 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
- William Dean Howells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Davis: 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
- Virginia Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O'Malley: Dermot Roantree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Stanton: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Sharp: Peter A. Juley & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Groza: Bowman (Life time: None), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Fleetwood Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons