Famous people · Beechmont
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beechmont
Miles Heizer, born in Greenville, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jefferson Davis, with articles in 87 languages. No famous person’s birth in Beechmont is on record yet. The Kentucky lists hold names for 222 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Jefferson Davis
Best known
Jefferson Davis
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beechmont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beechmont
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jonathan E. Spilman
1812–1896Kentucky lawyer, minister, and composer
John Oldham
1923–2020American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Benjamin Helm Bristow
1832–1896Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
Jefferson Davis
1808–1889President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beechmont 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 (7)
- Jefferson Davis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Heizer: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Monroe: Norran Lamberson. Waylon at de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence W. Wilcutt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Helm Bristow: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Courtney Curran: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons