Kenova, West Virginia
Kenova, West Virginia ranks 10,343rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yongji, Shanxi, Jasper, Alabama, and Paco, Manila. Memorable people born in Kenova, West Virginia include Bobby Joe Long, and Michael W. Smith. Kenova, West Virginia has been the birth place of many extremists, and singers. Kenova, West Virginia is located in United States.
Kenova is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. The city's name is a portmanteau of Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia (Va), owing to its location where the three states met before the creation of West Virginia. The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1953 and 1957, Kenova, West Virginia was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Bobby Joe Long, and Michael W. Smith.
People Born in Kenova, West Virginia
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Bobby Joe Long
EXTREMIST
1953 - 2019
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 1
Michael W. Smith
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Kenova, West Virginia
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Most individuals born in present day Kenova, West Virginia were extremists (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kenova, West Virginia, including Bobby Joe Long. Whereas, throughout history, extremists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kenova, West Virginia, including Bobby Joe Long.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kenova, West Virginia since 1700.
