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Famous people · Bellevue
Of the 9 famous people born in Bellevue, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the artist and author Harlan Hubbard, covered in 5 languages. The list comes to 16 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Kentucky. The oldest name on the list belongs to Joseph W. Molyneaux, born in 1859, the newest to Bobby Jones, born in 1940. Only 41 of the 224 towns in Kentucky with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Harlan Hubbard
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Joseph W. Molyneaux
Youngest
1940
Bobby Jones
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Bellevue’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bellevue is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bellevue
Languages with an article: 5 for Harlan Hubbard, 4 for Bob Dougherty, 3 for Eddie Hunter.
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Through the years
When Bellevue’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bellevue
Of the other 6, 4 are athletes.
Homer Rice
1927–2024American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
SportsWikipedia ↗
Virginia Weiffenbach Kettering
1907–2003American philanthropist and patron of the arts
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Newport’s, at 26 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bellevue 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 (4)
- Homer Rice: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cowens: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Hubbard: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Agnew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons