Famous people · Mount Olivet
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mount Olivet
Closest of all is John Blades Clarke, from Brooksville, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Rosemary Clooney, with articles in 51 languages. The list for Mount Olivet is empty for now. 227 towns in Kentucky have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Rosemary Clooney
Best known
Rosemary Clooney
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Olivet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Olivet
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nick Clooney
born 1934American journalist, anchorman, and television host
Lorimer Johnston
1858–1941American silent film actor and director
Willis A. Gorman
1816–1876American general, politician and lawyer
Samuel Thomas Hauser
1833–1914American industrialist and 7th governor of the Montana Territory
Henry Smith Lane
1811–1881United States Army officer and politician
Henry Tureman Allen
1859–1930(1859-1930) United States Army general
Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Olivet 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)
- Rosemary Clooney: Bud Fraker, for Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Sharp: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Broderick: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Galloway: Wjwalrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Pressman: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Clooney: Dr. Blofeld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Miller: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Stivers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Hickman Browning: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus E. Willson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Walton West: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorimer Johnston: ___ C. Towne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Walker: Stuart Walker; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lofton: KamrynsMom at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus A. Smith: G.V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Lafayette: Bluebird Photoplays Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis A. Gorman: Charles Alfred Zimmerman (1844-1909), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckner Stith Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Tureman Allen: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph J. Reynolds: Engraving by J. C. Buttre, after photo by Porter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Stanley Webster: "Leavenworth Echo" (Leavenworth, WA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons