Famous people · McKee
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of McKee
Harry Dean Stanton is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Closest of all is David "Stringbean" Akeman, from Annville, 7 mi away. No entry yet names McKee as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Harry Dean Stanton
Best known
Harry Dean Stanton
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McKee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McKee
Nobody born in McKee is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bill Miller
1924–1991American professional basketball player and college basketball coach
Bert T. Combs
1911–1991American federal judge; governor of Kentucky
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McKee 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 (16)
- Harry Dean Stanton: charlie llewellin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Carson: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Snow: Paul Morse (original photo), Rholton (cropped version), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sturgill Simpson: Atlantic Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galt: Creator:Charles Grey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Evans: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Francis: Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McCreary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert T. Combs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reed Sheppard: Brady Saylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Reddick: Jeffreddick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Freeman Miller: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Scott: Erik Joling at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Erik Joling), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damien Harris: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kavanaugh Oldham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Artishia Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons