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Famous people · Covington
Covington has just one famous person to its name: S. Park Coon
The American politician S. Park Coon was born in 1820. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The nearest list is next door in Perry: 12 names, starting with John W. Barlow.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
S. Park Coon
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
S. Park Coon
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Covington
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covington 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 (3)
- John W. Barlow: US Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman R. Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Reinhart: RudyMin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons