Howard Hille Johnson
1846–1913American educator and school founder
Famous people · Whitmer
Born near Whitmer: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Howard Hille Johnson, born in Franklin, 16 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Karl Lashley, with articles in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Whitmer yet. 169 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Karl Lashley
Best known
Karl Lashley
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Whitmer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Whitmer
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Lee Wolverton
1914–1944American recipient of the Purple Heart
Irene McKinney
1939–2012American poet laureate of West Virginia
Marjorie Joyner
1896–1994American businesswoman and hair care entrepreneur
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitmer 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)
- Karl Lashley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Baker: George Jeske, Hal Roach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Banks: NBC; photographer-Ray Lee Jackson, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Yankovic: Curt Teich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Joyner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Grimsted: Earl McDonald--NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Wolverton: SWolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Gainer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hille Johnson: Murphy, Robert E. (1905) Progressive West Virginians, Wheeling, West Virginia: The Wheeling News, p. 27 Retrieved on 20 October 2020. OCLC: 1305880., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Hoover: Papagena Press, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eli Baker: The Wheeling Intelligencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Warner: Jackwar42, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons