#1Famous people · Paducah
Musicians stand out among the 44 famous people born in Paducah
Most widely known is Rumer Willis, the American actress, with articles in 36 languages. Second place goes to the American schoolteacher John T. Scopes, third to Boots Randolph. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 25 in all. Paducah ranks 3rd of the 227 towns in Kentucky with anyone listed.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Rumer Willis
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Irvin S. Cobb
Youngest
2000
Edward G McFarland
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Paducah’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Paducah is known for
Ministers and preachers stand out most, at 4.1 times the usual share.
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 Paducah’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 8.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFaithScience & MedicineMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Paducah
Three names lead: Rumer Willis (36 languages), John T. Scopes (24) and Boots Randolph (21).
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Everyone else born in Paducah
41 more, best known first.
Steven Curtis Chapman
born 1962American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter
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Stephen Vaughn
Official at the Office of the United States Trade Representative
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Christopher S. Nickell
born 1955American judge, Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
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Danny Carroll
born 1963American politician who has served in the Kentucky Senate from the 2nd district since 2015
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A chosen home
Also called Paducah home
Born elsewhere, Keith Lee lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paducah 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 (7)
- Rumer Willis: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Scopes: Smithsonian Institution Photographed by Watson Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boots Randolph: The original uploader was ACT1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irvin S. Cobb: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Curtis Chapman: klndonnelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fate Marable: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Lee: AlonsoTav, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons