#1Famous people · Russell
Bill McCutcheon tops a list of 3 famous people born in Russell
Bill McCutcheon, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Ernest E. West and Charlie Honaker. Of the bordering towns, Ironton has the longest list: 28, with Bobby Bare at the top. The list comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Kentucky.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bill McCutcheon
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Charlie Honaker
Youngest
1931
Ernest E. West
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Russell
First, Bill McCutcheon (11 languages), then Ernest E. West (7) and Charlie Honaker (2).
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What Russell is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Ironton leads the towns around it, with 28 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russell 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 (3)
- Bill McCutcheon: Friedman-Abeles Studio, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest E. West: Maureen Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bare: RCA Records/Jack Roberts Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons