Famous people · Berry
Born near Berry: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Lawrence Pressman, born in Cynthiana, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Phillip Sharp, with articles in 48 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Berry. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Phillip Sharp
Best known
Phillip Sharp
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Berry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Berry
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Samuel Thomas Hauser
1833–1914American industrialist and 7th governor of the Montana Territory
John M. Robinson
1794–1843American politician from Illinois
Mary Cyrene Breckinridge
1826–1907Wife of vice-president of the U.S.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berry 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 (15)
- Phillip Sharp: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Kelly: Al Adamson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Broderick: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Galloway: Wjwalrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Pressman: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnie Risen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Woodson Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lee D. Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Hickman Browning: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Walton West: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Robinson: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Walker: Stuart Walker; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden Stevenson: A. P. Hill Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Cyrene Breckinridge: Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons