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Famous people · Elk Creek

No one born in Elk Creek has made the famous people list yet

No town in Kentucky lists more than Covington, with 54. After Covington, the next longest list in Kentucky is Bowling Green’s, with 47. In all of Kentucky, the famous people on record come from 237 towns.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Elk Creek), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Elk Creek has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Elk Creek

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Creek 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.