Famous people · Thruston
Born near Thruston: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Johnny Depp, from Owensboro, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Thruston yet. 222 towns in Kentucky have at least one famous person on record. Covington’s 54 names make the longest list in Kentucky.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Johnny Depp
Best known
Johnny Depp
in 147 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thruston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thruston
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller
David P. Nash
1947–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thruston 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 (10)
- 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
- John H. Hoeppel: "Burlington Free Press" (Burlington, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin D. Patrick: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Kelly: Photo by A J Thuss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry O. Tuttle: U.S. Govt photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Nash: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons