Born near Big Clifty: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Matthews, was born in Sonora, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Kelly Rutherford, with articles in 37 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Big Clifty. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
What stands out about Big Clifty’s famous people
Famous people born near Big Clifty
Nobody born in Big Clifty is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
1886–1945American lieutenant general during World War II
Percy Beard
1908–1990American track and field athlete, hurdler, track and field coach, Olympic silver medalist
Beverly M. Vincent
1890–1980American congressman for Kentucky



Darlene Hunt
born 1901American actress, producer and television writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Clifty 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 (8)
- Kelly Rutherford: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Bresnik: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Beard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Middleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan-Lori Parks: DerSchwabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Amlong: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Perry: BrotherFlounder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons