Born near Ironville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gina Haspel, was born in Ashland, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Ironville as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Brad Dourif, with articles in 57 languages. Across Kentucky, the lists cover 236 towns.
What stands out about Ironville’s famous people
Famous people born near Ironville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Lemuel F. Holland
1840–1914American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ironville 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)
- Brad Dourif: Diane Krauss (DianeAnna), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Ray Cyrus: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Massie: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trace Cyrus: Rachel Hofton from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael W. Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Judd: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Hall: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Mayo: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons