Darrell S. Cole
1920–1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Leadington
Born near Leadington: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Over the border in Park Hills, one name is on record: Darrell S. Cole. The nearest, Darrell S. Cole, was born in Park Hills, 2 mi away. Jay Nixon is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Leadington.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Jay Nixon
Best known
Jay Nixon
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leadington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leadington
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Martin L. Clardy
1844–1914Confederate Army officer, lawyer and politician
Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leadington 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)
- Jay Nixon: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan E. Cravens: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Benoist: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell S. Cole: United States Marine Corps photo, also available from the Naval Historical Center as Photo # NH 103801, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Tesreau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leora Spellman: Locke-Clute Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin L. Clardy: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Choate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Schulte: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons