Famous people · Fountain Run
Born near Fountain Run: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Diane Sawyer is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fountain Run. Closest of all is Norro Wilson, from Scottsville, 14 mi away. In Kentucky, 228 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Diane Sawyer
Best known
Diane Sawyer
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fountain Run’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fountain Run
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Billy Vaughn
1919–1991American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records
Humphrey Bate
1875–1936American old-time music harmonica player
Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain Run 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 (8)
- Billy Vaughn: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry B. Gray: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis McDonald: Roy Vaughan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Bush: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Bate: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel B. Maxey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons