Famous people · Upton
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Upton
Closest of all is David Matthews, from Sonora, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Kelly Rutherford, with articles in 36 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Upton. Covington’s 54 names make the longest list in Kentucky.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Kelly Rutherford
Best known
Kelly Rutherford
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Upton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Upton
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
1886–1945American lieutenant general during World War II
Beverly M. Vincent
1890–1980American congressman for Kentucky
Darlene Hunt
born 1901American actress, producer and television writer
Jonna Mendez
born 1945Former chief of disguise for the United States Central Intelligence Agency
Margaret Buckner Young
1921–2009American educator and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upton 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
- Randolph Bresnik: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Middleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan-Lori Parks: DerSchwabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Amlong: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Perry: BrotherFlounder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emayatzy Corinealdi: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Doughty: Joe Loong from Reston, VA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- M. M. Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmon Ryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garfield Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons