#1Writing & Arts
Tony Snow
1955–2008American White House Press Secretary
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Famous people · Berea
9 famous people were born in Berea, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 22 languages make the American White House Press secretary Tony Snow the best known. William Evans and Bill Miller follow. The list comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Kentucky, at 4.8. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Tony Snow
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Reuben A. Munday
Youngest
1977
Jared Carpenter
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Berea’s famous people
The best known
Born in Berea
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2BM#3
Sports
Bill Miller
1924–1991American professional basketball player and college basketball coach
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Through the years
When Berea’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Berea is known for
Share of Berea’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Berea
Still to come: 6 more, from 1900 to 1977.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Berea home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Berea, though born elsewhere.
Alix E. Harrow
born 1989American science fiction and fantasy author (b. 1989)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berea 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 (6)
- Tony Snow: Paul Morse (original photo), Rholton (cropped version), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Evans: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Powell: James L. Powell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Todd: Trailerparkboy2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- bell hooks: Cmongirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons