Famous people · Centertown
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Centertown
Johnny Depp is the most widely known, written about in 148 languages. Closest of all is Virgil Earp, from Hartford, 6 mi away. The Kentucky lists hold names for 224 towns. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Johnny Depp
Best known
Johnny Depp
in 148 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Centertown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Centertown
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Oldham
1923–2020American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Jonathan E. Spilman
1812–1896Kentucky lawyer, minister, and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centertown 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 (7)
- Nicky Hayden: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Heizer: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Monroe: Norran Lamberson. Waylon at de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ewell: Friedman-Abeles, New York. Stamp is partial, but the photographer did many New York theater photos; we have quite a few here at Commons., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hagan: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons