Famous people · Monterey
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monterey
The nearest, Will Chase, was born in Frankfort, 16 mi away. No famous person on record lists Monterey as their birthplace yet. 227 of the towns in Kentucky list at least one person. Covington’s 54 names make the longest list in Kentucky.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Will Chase
Best known
Will Chase
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monterey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monterey
Nobody born in Monterey is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Elizabeth Ann Hulette
1960–2003American professional wrestling manager, announcer and ocassional professional wrestler
Humphrey Marshall
1812–1872United States Congressman and general in the Confederate States Army
John M. Robinson
1794–1843American politician from Illinois
Mary Cyrene Breckinridge
1826–1907Wife of vice-president of the U.S.
Basil W. Duke
1838–1916American General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War
Augustus Owsley Stanley
1867–1958American state and federal politician
Lydia Moss Bradley
1816–1908American philanthropist; founded Bradley University, Bradley Park
Richard Yates
1815–187313th Governor of Illinois, U.S. Senator
Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle
1918–2015American neuroscientist
John J. Crittenden
1787–1863U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky
Randall L. Gibson
1832–1892Confederate Army general and U.S. Senator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monterey 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 (23)
- Will Chase: Michael Schamis from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Crittenden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ann Hulette: Rob DiCaterino from Jersey City, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Maynard: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnie Risen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Owsley Stanley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Chandler: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Champ Clark: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Wolfe: Sarah Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Graham Vest: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Woodson Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kermit Maynard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Moss Bradley: Reprinted in a Peoria Journal article dated May 25, 1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Yates: Brady-Handy collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Eggleston: L. Bernie Gallaher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humphrey Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Robinson: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall L. Gibson: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Carlin: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden Stevenson: A. P. Hill Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Cyrene Breckinridge: Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Basil W. Duke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom L. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons