
Born near Coldstream: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Esther Walker, was born in Pewee Valley, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Coldstream. Joan Osborne is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. 222 of the towns in Kentucky list at least one person.
What stands out about Coldstream’s famous people
Famous people born near Coldstream
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coldstream 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 (6)
- Virginia Pearson: Copyright Lumiere, NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wetherby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Wallace: Gregory Costanzo, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Y. Parsons: Edward_Y._Parsons_-_Brady_Handy.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Walker: Story-Press Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Haldeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons