Famous people · Booneville
Born near Booneville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Les Taylor, from Oneida, 14 mi away. Harry Dean Stanton is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. No famous person’s birth in Booneville is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 230 of the towns in Kentucky.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Harry Dean Stanton
Best known
Harry Dean Stanton
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Booneville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Booneville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bert T. Combs
1911–1991American federal judge; governor of Kentucky
Bill Miller
1924–1991American professional basketball player and college basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Booneville 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)
- Harry Dean Stanton: charlie llewellin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Gayheart: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hensley: Mike Lewis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Snow: Paul Morse (original photo), Rholton (cropped version), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sturgill Simpson: Atlantic Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galt: Creator:Charles Grey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Evans: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert T. Combs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons