Famous people · Chaplin
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chaplin
Closest of all is Stith Thompson, from Bloomfield, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Chaplin is on record yet. The best known of them is Hal Moore, with articles in 26 languages. The Kentucky lists hold names for 229 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Hal Moore
Best known
Hal Moore
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chaplin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chaplin
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles A. Wickliffe
1788–1869American politician from Kentucky
Augustus Owsley Stanley
1867–1958American state and federal politician
Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle
1918–2015American neuroscientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chaplin 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)
- Hal Moore: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. W. Beckham: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie McDonald: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Owsley Stanley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Champ Clark: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Wickliffe: William Besser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beriah Magoffin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Carlisle: prob. Ken O'Malley († 1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons