Famous people · Lexington
Born near Lexington: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brandon Bochenski, from Blaine, 3 mi away. Melissa Hortman is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Lexington as their birthplace yet. Next door, Blaine lists 8, led by Brandon Bochenski.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Melissa Hortman
Best known
Melissa Hortman
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lexington
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gretchen Carlson
born 1966American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lexington 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 (6)
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Elliott: Valder Beebe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Bochenski: [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hendricks: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Stecklein: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moose Goheen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons