Famous people · Emlyn
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Emlyn
Closest of all is Charles Finley, from Williamsburg, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Emlyn as a birthplace. Howard Baker is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Howard Baker
Best known
Howard Baker
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Emlyn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Emlyn
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Duncan
1919–1988American attorney and Republican politician
Bruce Fairchild Barton
1886–1967American author, politician and advertising executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emlyn 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)
- Howard Baker: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Fairchild Barton: the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Lake: The original uploader was Dr. Blofeld at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Selvy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reed Sheppard: Brady Saylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Scott: Erik Joling at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Erik Joling), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Duncan: Unsigned photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Stanfill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Bryan Johnson: Walker Kinsler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Madison Adams: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jennings Jr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Finley: "The Courier-Journal" (Louisville, KY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Golden: CC0, Wikimedia Commons