
Born near Orchard Grass Hills: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Esther Walker, from Pewee Valley, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Joan Osborne, with articles in 33 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Orchard Grass Hills. 241 towns across Kentucky can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Orchard Grass Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Orchard Grass Hills
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orchard Grass Hills 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)
- Virginia Pearson: Copyright Lumiere, NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wetherby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Wallace: Gregory Costanzo, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Y. Parsons: Edward_Y._Parsons_-_Brady_Handy.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Walker: Story-Press Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Haldeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Powell: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Quinn Patton: Omar David Sandoval Sida, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons