Famous people · Clay
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clay
Marian Carr, born in Providence, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Steve Beshear, with articles in 28 languages. The list for Clay is empty for now. 222 of the towns in Kentucky list at least one person.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Steve Beshear
Best known
Steve Beshear
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clay
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Happy Chandler
1898–1991American politician, Governor of Kentucky, Baseball Commissioner
Demetrious Johnson
born 1986American mixed martial artist
Terry Bisson
1942–2024American science fiction and fantasy author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clay 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 (13)
- Steve Beshear: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demetrious Johnson: Onlyfans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Bisson: George Kelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Happy Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ramsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kassie DePaiva: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Laffoon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Clements: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Murray James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Cruce: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Carr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Walker: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Wayne Parrish: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons