14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wiley Ford
The best known of them is Eddie Deezen, with articles in 37 languages. Closest of all is John Lookabaugh, from Ridgeley, 2 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wiley Ford. Across West Virginia, 166 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Wiley Ford’s famous people
Famous people born near Wiley Ford
Nobody born in Wiley Ford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wiley Ford 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 (8)
- Eddie Deezen: HerbertMMarx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Hankinson: TheHellraiser, original Mshake., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Mooney: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenore Kight: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. O. C. Ord: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Wellington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall Jr.: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons