Famous people · Sorgho
Born near Sorgho: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Johnny Depp, from Owensboro, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Sorgho is on record yet. Covington has the most of any town in Kentucky: 54. After Covington, the next longest list in Kentucky is Bowling Green’s, with 47.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Johnny Depp
Best known
Johnny Depp
in 147 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sorgho’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sorgho
Nobody born in Sorgho is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sorgho 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 (9)
- Nicky Hayden: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ewell: Friedman-Abeles, New York. Stamp is partial, but the photographer did many New York theater photos; we have quite a few here at Commons., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peet: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hagan: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glover H. Cary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Nunge: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stutz: JavierMunozF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry O. Tuttle: U.S. Govt photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons