Famous people · Wingo
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wingo
Closest of all is David Boaz, from Mayfield, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Hayden White, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wingo. Covington has the most of any town in Kentucky: 54.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Hayden White
Best known
Hayden White
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wingo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wingo
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ned McWherter
1930–2011Governor of Tennessee & Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wingo 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 (14)
- Hayden White: Stanford University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh-Allyn Baker: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie DeShannon: a nameless yeast, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Koko B. Ware: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boaz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned McWherter: PH2 CARL DUVALL, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrieus A. Jones: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Taylor: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Sutherland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lin Dunn: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pyle: MMA Fight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Finley: Jessica Merz (jessicafm) from Novato, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons