#1Famous people · Murray
15 famous people were born in Murray, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actress Leigh-Allyn Baker, covered in 33 languages. Molly Sims, the American actress, comes second, with Cleanth Brooks third. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Kentucky.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Leigh-Allyn Baker
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Cleanth Brooks
Youngest
1986
Chuck Taylor
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Murray’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Murray is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.6 times.
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 Murray’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Murray
Leigh-Allyn Baker, Molly Sims and Cleanth Brooks are written about in 33, 30 and 19 languages.
#1MS#2
CB#3
Writing & Arts
Cleanth Brooks
1906–1994American literary critic and academic
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Murray
The rest number 12, with 6 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murray 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 (6)
- Leigh-Allyn Baker: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Taylor: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Stubblefield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen D. VanHerck: U.S. Northern Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Noble Wilford: Paul H. Comer Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons