
Born near Cunningham: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Rumer Willis is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. Closest of all is Martha Stewart, from Bardwell, 7 mi away. Across Kentucky, the lists cover 230 towns. No famous person on record lists Cunningham as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Cunningham’s famous people
Famous people born near Cunningham
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Steven Curtis Chapman
born 1962American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter







Dale Anderson
1916–1996Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cunningham 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)
- Rumer Willis: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Scopes: Smithsonian Institution Photographed by Watson Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boots Randolph: The original uploader was ACT1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Micheaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Smith: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irvin S. Cobb: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Curtis Chapman: klndonnelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ingram: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boaz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hayes: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Nesby: sconosciuto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons