#1Politics & Law
Augustus Owsley Stanley
1867–1958American state and federal politician
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Famous people · Shelbyville
Of the 17 famous people born in Shelbyville, an unusual share are writers and artists
Augustus Owsley Stanley, the American state and federal politician, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Second and third on the list are Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle and J. Franklin Bell. The list comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Kentucky. Fewer than a quarter of the 241 towns in Kentucky with famous people list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Augustus Owsley Stanley
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
James Armstrong
Youngest
1969
Lee Tinsley
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Shelbyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Shelbyville is known for
Shelbyville has 2.3× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Shelbyville
Two of the three are leaders.
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Science & Medicine
Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle
1918–2015American neuroscientist
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
J. Franklin Bell
1856–19194th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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Through the years
When Shelbyville’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelbyville 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)
- Augustus Owsley Stanley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Franklin Bell: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Theodore Crittenden: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Hegan Rice: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert S. Willis: Albert_S._Willis_-_Brady_Handy.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Armstrong: Ian Plantsnow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Tinsley: kpasports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Long: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons