#1Politics & Law
John J. Crittenden
1787–1863U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky
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Famous people · Versailles
The 15 famous people born in Versailles, led by John J. Crittenden
With articles in 20 languages, John J. Crittenden is the most widely known. Robert K. Massie and Ben Chandler follow. The earliest on the list is John J. Crittenden, born in 1787, and the youngest Owen Damm, born in 2003. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.3 on the list, well above the typical Kentucky town’s 4.8.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
John J. Crittenden
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1787
John J. Crittenden
Youngest
2003
Owen Damm
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Versailles
Ranked by languages covered: John J. Crittenden with 20, then Robert K. Massie with 15 and Ben Chandler with 14.
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#3Through the years
When Versailles’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Versailles is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 5.6 times.
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Everyone else born in Versailles
12 more, 4 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Versailles home
Born elsewhere, Martha Layne Collins lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Versailles and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- John J. Crittenden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Chandler: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall L. Gibson: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Hughes: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, U.S. National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Blackburn: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Watson Barr: John_Watson_Barr.jpg: Unknown derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noel F. Parrish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Layne Collins: Pikeville College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons