
Born near Brodhead: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tony Snow, from Berea, 14 mi away. Harry Dean Stanton is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. The Kentucky lists hold names for 222 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brodhead.
What stands out about Brodhead’s famous people
Famous people born near Brodhead
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







John Sherman Cooper
1901–1991American politician, jurist, and diplomat


Scott Pruitt
born 196814th Administrator of the EPA; former Attorney General from Oklahoma

James G. Birney
1792–1857American politician and Kentucky native

John Michael Montgomery
born 1965American country music artist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brodhead 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 (16)
- Harry Dean Stanton: charlie llewellin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Carson: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Pruitt: Eric Vance, Photographer, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Snow: Paul Morse (original photo), Rholton (cropped version), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galt: Creator:Charles Grey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sherman Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Birney: Oliver S. Frazer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Montgomery: by Spc. Lorie Jewell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie McDonald: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Evans: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Francis: Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McCreary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin P. Morrow: Boris B. Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reed Sheppard: Brady Saylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beriah Magoffin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Freeman Miller: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons