7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blue Ridge Manor
The nearest, Joan Osborne, was born in Anchorage, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Blue Ridge Manor yet. 241 towns across Kentucky can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
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Famous people born near Blue Ridge Manor
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Ridge Manor 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 (3)
- Virginia Pearson: Copyright Lumiere, NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wetherby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Y. Parsons: Edward_Y._Parsons_-_Brady_Handy.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons