#1Military
Kit Carson
1809–1868American frontiersman and Union Army general
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Famous people · Richmond
17 famous people from Richmond, many of them leaders
The best known is the American frontiersman and Union Army general Kit Carson, with articles in 38 languages. David R. Francis is second and James B. McCreary third. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.6, close to the 4.8 of the typical Kentucky town. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Kit Carson
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Kit Carson
Youngest
1997
Damien Harris
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Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Richmond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Richmond is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Richmond
Leaders take two of the three places.
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When Richmond’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 2.
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Everyone else born in Richmond
A further 14 follow, born between 1812 and 1997.
Bart Bellairs
born 1956American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richmond 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 (8)
- Kit Carson: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Francis: Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McCreary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Freeman Miller: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damien Harris: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Clay Smith: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kavanaugh Oldham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Rollins: not provided; possibly George Caleb Bingham., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons