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Famous people · Lexington
17 famous people were born in Lexington, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American writer Randall Garrett, with articles in 20 languages. Carl W. Stalling and Ike Skelton follow. The largest group, 10, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from Thomas B. Catron, born in 1840, to Chris Banks, born in 1973.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Randall Garrett
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Thomas B. Catron
Youngest
1973
Chris Banks
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
What stands out about Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lexington is known for
Lexington has 2.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lexington
Randall Garrett leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of Carl W. Stalling (19) and Ike Skelton (12).
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Music
Carl W. Stalling
1891–1972American composer, voice actor, and arranger
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Lexington’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsMusicFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Lexington
A further 14 follow, born between 1840 and 1973.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lexington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Ike Skelton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Catron: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Houx: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Emmet Young: Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, 1918, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Milton Royle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Campbell Wallace: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kriehn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Sellers: Bsellers, CC0, Wikimedia Commons