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Chaumiere des Prairies · Photo: Moonstone3 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Keene
One famous person was born in Keene
In 1901, the American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist Jimmy Blythe was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 7 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 227 of the towns in Kentucky.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Blythe
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Jimmy Blythe
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Keene
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keene 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.