#1Famous people · Campbellsville
12 famous people from Campbellsville, many of them writers and artists
Articles in 9 languages make the American basketball player and coach Clem Haskins the best known. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 7 of them. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970. Only 34 of the 233 towns in Kentucky with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Clem Haskins
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Hughie Wise
Youngest
1989
Zack Cox
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Campbellsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Campbellsville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Campbellsville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Campbellsville
Ranked by languages covered: Clem Haskins with 9, then J. B. Holmes with 9 and Jonna Mendez with 9.
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Writing & Arts
Jonna Mendez
born 1945Former chief of disguise for the United States Central Intelligence Agency
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Everyone else born in Campbellsville
A further 9 follow, born between 1906 and 1989.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Campbellsville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Clem Haskins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Holmes: J.B._Holmes.jpg: Flash and Mel from San Diego, CA, USA derivative work: Bluedogtn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garfield Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hughie Wise: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Cox: Brandonrush, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Wise: Leon Roberts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons