
Born near North Middletown: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Harry Dean Stanton, with articles in 51 languages. The nearest, Jim Kelly, was born in Paris, 10 mi away. Covington has the most of any town in Kentucky: 54. After Covington, the next longest list in Kentucky is Bowling Green’s, with 47.
What stands out about North Middletown’s famous people
Famous people born near North Middletown
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Allen Tate
1899–1979American poet, essayist and social commentator





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Middletown 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 (8)
- Harry Dean Stanton: charlie llewellin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Thomas: Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Carson: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Kelly: Al Adamson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Fletcher: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bell Hood: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galt: Creator:Charles Grey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Francis: Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons