Famous people · Wilmore
Born near Wilmore: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Marie McDonald, born in Burgin, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Helen Thomas, with articles in 40 languages. No entry yet names Wilmore as a birthplace. The longest list in Kentucky is Covington’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Helen Thomas
Best known
Helen Thomas
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilmore’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilmore
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John J. Crittenden
1787–1863U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky
Scott Pruitt
born 196814th Administrator of the EPA; former Attorney General from Oklahoma
James G. Birney
1792–1857American politician and Kentucky native
John Michael Montgomery
born 1965American country music artist
Elizabeth Ann Hulette
1960–2003American professional wrestling manager, announcer and ocassional professional wrestler
Allen Tate
1899–1979American poet, essayist and social commentator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilmore 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 (19)
- Helen Thomas: Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Carson: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Kelly: Al Adamson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Pruitt: Eric Vance, Photographer, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Snow: Paul Morse (original photo), Rholton (cropped version), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Chase: Michael Schamis from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Crittenden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ann Hulette: Rob DiCaterino from Jersey City, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Birney: Oliver S. Frazer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Montgomery: by Spc. Lorie Jewell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie McDonald: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Evans: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Francis: Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McCreary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Chandler: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Champ Clark: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Graham Vest: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Woodson Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lee D. Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons