Famous people · Summersville
Born near Summersville: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Kelly Rutherford is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. The nearest, Clem Haskins, was born in Campbellsville, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Summersville is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 237 of the towns in Kentucky.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Kelly Rutherford
Best known
Kelly Rutherford
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Summersville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Summersville
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jonna Mendez
born 1945Former chief of disguise for the United States Central Intelligence Agency
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
1886–1945American lieutenant general during World War II
Dakota Meyer
born 1988United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Billy Vaughn
1919–1991American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records
Charles A. Wickliffe
1788–1869American politician from Kentucky
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summersville 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 (15)
- Kelly Rutherford: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Vaughn: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Middleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Perry: BrotherFlounder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willa Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Wickliffe: William Besser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dakota Meyer: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lancaster Spalding: Simtropolitan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Burton: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Wood: Civil War glass negative collection, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clem Haskins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Holmes: J.B._Holmes.jpg: Flash and Mel from San Diego, CA, USA derivative work: Bluedogtn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pendleton King: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Spalding: BlueShirtz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons