Famous people · Waverly
Born near Waverly: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Kassie DePaiva, born in Morganfield, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Waverly is on record yet. The best known of them is Husband E. Kimmel, with articles in 30 languages. The longest list of any town in Kentucky belongs to Covington, with 54.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Husband E. Kimmel
Best known
Husband E. Kimmel
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Waverly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Waverly
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Happy Chandler
1898–1991American politician, Governor of Kentucky, Baseball Commissioner
John J. Becker
1886–1961American composer of contemporary classical music
Francis C. Green
1835–1905United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waverly 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 (12)
- Husband E. Kimmel: US, Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Happy Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ramsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kassie DePaiva: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Clements: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Wilson: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bardo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Carr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Peterson Hovey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hovey: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Leonard: Leonard Family, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Young E. Allison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons