#1Famous people · Barbourville
8 famous people from Barbourville, many of them leaders
The best known is the American politician William A. Stanfill, with articles in 9 languages. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list runs from Green Adams, born in 1812, to Tom Smith, born in 1958. Fewer than a quarter of the 230 towns in Kentucky with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
William A. Stanfill
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Green Adams
Youngest
1958
Tom Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Barbourville’s famous people
The best known
Born in Barbourville
The three best known are all leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Barbourville’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Barbourville
Still to come: 5 more, from 1812 to 1958.
Green Adams
1812–1884Lawyer, member and functionary of the United States Congress
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barbourville 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 (7)
- William A. Stanfill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Madison Adams: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Golden: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Robsion, Jr.: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth H. Tuggle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Adams: Engraved by H.E. Tripler, N.Y. Engd for Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers. Library of Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Smith: LRC Public Information - Photographers David Hargis and Bud Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons