Famous people · Yelvington
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Yelvington
Closest of all is Phil Morrison, from Rockport, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Johnny Depp, with articles in 147 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Yelvington. Covington has the most of any town in Kentucky: 54.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Johnny Depp
Best known
Johnny Depp
in 147 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Yelvington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Yelvington
Nobody born in Yelvington is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller
David P. Nash
1947–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Susan Louise Marsh
1867–1946American activist, author, children's advocate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yelvington 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 (11)
- Nicky Hayden: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ewell: Friedman-Abeles, New York. Stamp is partial, but the photographer did many New York theater photos; we have quite a few here at Commons., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peet: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hagan: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Hoeppel: "Burlington Free Press" (Burlington, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin D. Patrick: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Kelly: Photo by A J Thuss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry O. Tuttle: U.S. Govt photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Nash: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Louise Marsh: Daughters of the American Revolution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons