#1Science & Medicine
Rush D. Holt, Jr.
born 1948American scientist and politician
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Famous people · Weston
Of the 14 famous people born in Weston, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 13 languages make the American scientist and politician Rush D. Holt, Jr. the best known. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 157 towns in West Virginia with famous people list more. The list runs from Edwin Maxwell, born in 1825, to Jason Koon, born in 1985.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Rush D. Holt, Jr.
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Edwin Maxwell
Youngest
1985
Jason Koon
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Weston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Weston is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Weston
Counted by languages, Rush D. Holt, Jr. is ahead of Rush Holt Sr. and William Thomas Bland: 13, 9 and 7.
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When Weston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Weston
Of the other 11, 6 are athletes.
Edwin Maxwell
1825–1903American lawyer, judge, and politician in West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weston 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 (10)
- Rush D. Holt, Jr.: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rush Holt Sr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thomas Bland: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Koon: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Edmiston, Jr.: "Charleston Daily Mail" (Charleston, WV)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Brown: Valor Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Maxwell: Atkinson, George Wesley (1919) Bench and Bar of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia: Virginia Law Book Company, p. 125, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Bailey: The Wheeling Intelligencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Schrader: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wyant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons