Famous people · South Williamson
Born near South Williamson: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Spike Maynard, born in Williamson, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joanne Dru, with articles in 34 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from South Williamson yet. Across Kentucky, 230 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Joanne Dru
Best known
Joanne Dru
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Williamson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Williamson
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
South Carolina "Carrie" Bronson Hatfield
1876–1962First Lady of West Virginia
Dwight Yoakam
born 1956American country singer-songwriter, actor, and film director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Williamson 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 (6)
- Joanne Dru: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Yoakam: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Reynolds: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hendricks: The Baltimore Sun / Anne Arundel County Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil Anse Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons