#1Famous people · Mount Sterling
Of the 14 famous people born in Mount Sterling, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Ernie Fletcher, the American politician, with articles in 24 languages. Behind the leader come John Stuart Williams and Garrett Davis. 7 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Only 26 of the 227 towns in Kentucky with anyone on record list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Ernie Fletcher
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Garrett Davis
Youngest
1956
Larry Davis
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Mount Sterling’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mount Sterling is known for
Mount Sterling has 2.3× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Mount Sterling’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsMilitaryBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mount Sterling
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Mount Sterling
11 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Sterling 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 (9)
- Ernie Fletcher: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stuart Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Davis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Chenault: Micheaux Film Corporation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McKee: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Wallace: Wellington Wolfe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jameson: William Smith Bryan and Robert Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Shelton Hathaway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Grubbs: University of Kentucky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons