Famous people · Dunmor
Born near Dunmor: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Miles Heizer, from Greenville, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Jefferson Davis, with articles in 87 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dunmor. The Kentucky lists hold names for 233 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Jefferson Davis
Best known
Jefferson Davis
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dunmor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dunmor
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jonathan E. Spilman
1812–1896Kentucky lawyer, minister, and composer
Benjamin Helm Bristow
1832–1896Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
James Clark McReynolds
1862–1946United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice
John Oldham
1923–2020American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Jefferson Davis
1808–1889President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
George Washington Ewing
1808–1888American politician, Kentucky
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunmor 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 (7)
- Jefferson Davis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Heizer: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence W. Wilcutt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Helm Bristow: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Courtney Curran: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Clark McReynolds: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons