Famous people · Allen
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allen
Closest of all is Boyd Holbrook, from Prestonsburg, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Allen. Covington’s 54 names make the longest list in Kentucky. After Covington, the next longest list in Kentucky is Bowling Green’s, with 47.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Boyd Holbrook
Best known
Boyd Holbrook
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allen
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George B. Martin
1876–1945Democrat member of the United States Senate
Dwight Yoakam
born 1956American country singer-songwriter, actor, and film director
Nelson Royal
1935–2002American professional wrestler, trainer en promoter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allen 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 (12)
- Dwight Yoakam: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Gayle: Photographer Charles Lochet France Original uploader was Clm72 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Reynolds: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Cox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Stapleton: Harry Mellon Rhoads, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl D. Perkins: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell Rice: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Royal: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Stumbo: EKB-TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pelphrey: ~ (The Rebel At) ~, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Blair: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons