Famous people · LaFayette
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of LaFayette
Closest of all is bell hooks, from Hopkinsville, 16 mi away. The best known of them is Jefferson Davis, with articles in 87 languages. No famous person on record lists LaFayette as their birthplace yet. The Kentucky lists hold names for 224 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Jefferson Davis
Best known
Jefferson Davis
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about LaFayette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near LaFayette
Nobody born in LaFayette is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Edward T. Breathitt
1924–2003Politician from the US state of Kentucky
Ernest William Goodpasture
1886–1960American pathologist and physician
Jefferson Davis
1808–1889President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
Robert Penn Warren
1905–1989American poet, novelist, and literary critic
Benjamin Helm Bristow
1832–1896Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
James Clark McReynolds
1862–1946United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is LaFayette 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 (14)
- Jefferson Davis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- bell hooks: Cmongirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Penn Warren: Ephemera, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Summitt: Staff Sgt. Christina M. O'Connell. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Helm Bristow: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Whitfield: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest William Goodpasture: U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Clark McReynolds: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Roe: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trenton Hassell: Colin from Los Angeles, USA, aka TheTruthAbout... on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bird Averitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Ralston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward T. Breathitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons