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Nick Lachey
born 1973American singer, actor, producer and television personality
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Famous people · Harlan
Most of the 13 famous people born in Harlan came into the world between 1920 and 1969
With articles in 31 languages, Nick Lachey is the most widely known. Wallace Jones is second and Maxine Cheshire third. From Jesse Creech in 1895 to Nick Lachey in 1973, the births cover 78 years. Fewer than a quarter of the 228 towns in Kentucky with famous people list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Nick Lachey
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Jesse Creech
Youngest
1973
Nick Lachey
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Harlan
Nick Lachey has articles in 31 languages, Wallace Jones in 15 and Maxine Cheshire in 5.
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Through the years
When Harlan’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawMusicSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Harlan is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 4.2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Harlan
10 more, 4 of them leaders.
Robert E. Wier
born 1967United States federal judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harlan 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.
Photo credits (5)
- Nick Lachey: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Kirksey: Champton13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Creech: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin B. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Wier: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons