Famous people · High Bridge
Born near High Bridge: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jack Coleman, from Burgin, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in High Bridge is on record yet. The best known of them is Helen Thomas, with articles in 40 languages. Across Kentucky, 232 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Helen Thomas
Best known
Helen Thomas
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about High Bridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near High Bridge
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Pruitt
born 196814th Administrator of the EPA; former Attorney General from Oklahoma
James G. Birney
1792–1857American politician and Kentucky native
John J. Crittenden
1787–1863U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky
Elizabeth Ann Hulette
1960–2003American professional wrestling manager, announcer and ocassional professional wrestler
Allen Tate
1899–1979American poet, essayist and social commentator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is High Bridge 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)
- Helen Thomas: Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Carson: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Pruitt: Eric Vance, Photographer, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Snow: Paul Morse (original photo), Rholton (cropped version), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Chase: Michael Schamis from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Crittenden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ann Hulette: Rob DiCaterino from Jersey City, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Birney: Oliver S. Frazer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons