#1Famous people · Liberty
2 famous people were born in Liberty
Articles in 8 languages make the American baseball player Carl Mays the best known. The only other name is the American politician William N. Sweeney. Carl Mays, born in 1891, is the youngest, and William N. Sweeney, born in 1832, the first on record. The longest list in Kentucky is Covington’s, with 54 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Carl Mays
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
William N. Sweeney
Youngest
1891
Carl Mays
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Liberty
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Also called Liberty home
One more notable person made the town home: Tim Butler.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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.
Photo credits (3)
- Carl Mays: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William N. Sweeney: William_N._Sweeney_-_Brady_Handy.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Butler: John Kloepper (User:Shelka04), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons