
Born near Kenton Vale: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Adrian Belew, from Covington, 1 mi away. Steven Spielberg is the most widely known, written about in 171 languages. Of the towns next door, Covington lists the most: 54, with Adrian Belew first. The list for Kenton Vale is empty for now.
What stands out about Kenton Vale’s famous people
Famous people born near Kenton Vale
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Nate Dusing
born 1978American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion


William Howard Taft
1857–193027th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

IShowSpeed
born 2005American influencer, musician and online streamer

Thomas Kuhn
1922–1996American historian, physicist and philosopher

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Covington counts 54 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kenton Vale 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)
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Taft: Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Day: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kuhn: Bob Bielk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Turner: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cowens: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Belew: Burton Lo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Una Merkel: Clarence Bull, for MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
