Famous people · Jeff
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jeff
The nearest, Rebecca Gayheart, was born in Hazard, 5 mi away. The list for Jeff is empty for now. 236 towns in Kentucky have at least one famous person on record. Covington has the most of any town in Kentucky: 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Rebecca Gayheart
Best known
Rebecca Gayheart
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jeff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jeff
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jessamyn Duke
born 1986American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
James H. Law
1899–1966American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
Clay Stapleton
1921–2014American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jeff 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)
- Rebecca Gayheart: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hensley: Mike Lewis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juanita M. Kreps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Slaughter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Bickerstaff: Pete Souza, White House photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Combs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessamyn Duke: Sgt. 1st Class Nathan W. Hutchison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Cox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons