#1Famous people · Cumberland
2 famous people were born in Cumberland
Betty Siegel, the American academic, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The other is Rebecca Caudill, the American children's writer from Kentucky. From Rebecca Caudill in 1899 to Betty Siegel in 1931, the births cover 32 years. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Betty Siegel
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Rebecca Caudill
Youngest
1931
Betty Siegel
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
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Born in Cumberland
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Writing & Arts
Rebecca Caudill
1899–1985American children's writer from Kentucky
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumberland 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.
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- Betty Siegel: Copyright: Betty Siegel. Submitted by Knolan Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons