#1Famous people · Covington
More famous people were born in Covington than in any other town in Kentucky: 54
Articles in 30 languages make the American rock musician Adrian Belew the best known. Una Merkel, the American actress, comes second, with Robert L. Surtees third. The largest group, 24, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Frank Duveneck in 1848 to Graham Taylor in 1984, the births cover 136 years.
Born here
54
notable people
Best known
Adrian Belew
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Frank Duveneck
Youngest
1984
Graham Taylor
Most common field
Sports
24 people
What stands out about Covington’s famous people
The best known
Born in Covington
Three names lead: Adrian Belew (30 languages), Una Merkel (27) and Robert L. Surtees (18).
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Through the years
When Covington’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 7 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Covington is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 24 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Covington
A further 51 follow, born between 1848 and 1984.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covington 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 (18)
- Adrian Belew: Burton Lo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Una Merkel: Clarence Bull, for MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Duveneck: J. Landy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry B. Hawes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wilkinson Taylor: Dominique Roger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Walther: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard P. Ernst: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Ziegler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Thacker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Spencer: Willyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Bauer: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Lucien Burman: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cowens: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Peach Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lexis King: Damian Lynch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Pearce: BruceC007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Mayer: Airman 1st Class Jordan McCoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons