
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Reidland
Rumer Willis, born in Paducah, 8 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Reidland. 230 towns in Kentucky have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
What stands out about Reidland’s famous people
Famous people born near Reidland
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Steven Curtis Chapman
born 1962American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter



Dale Anderson
1916–1996Member of the Maryland House of Delegates






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reidland 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 (14)
- Rumer Willis: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Scopes: Smithsonian Institution Photographed by Watson Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boots Randolph: The original uploader was ACT1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Micheaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Ramsey: Cornberd, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irvin S. Cobb: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Hodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Curtis Chapman: klndonnelly, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boaz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Alcorn: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel H. Piles: University of Washington Libraries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Sutherland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons