Famous people · Freeburn
Born near Freeburn: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Hendricks, from Matewan, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Bev Perdue, with articles in 25 languages. The list for Freeburn is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 234 of the towns in Kentucky.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Bev Perdue
Best known
Bev Perdue
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freeburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freeburn
Nobody born in Freeburn is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Charles Chambers
born 1952United States federal judge
Bev Perdue
born 1947American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina
Gurney Norman
1937–2025American writer and professor from Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeburn 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)
- Bev Perdue: Office of Governor Beverly Perdue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hendricks: The Baltimore Sun / Anne Arundel County Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan O'Quinn: Country dawg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gayleatha B. Brown: USGov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gurney Norman: Emmelineprufrock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Butcher: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Charles Chambers: State of West Virginia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons