#1Famous people · Covington
Covington’s famous people span 163 years: 6 births from 1832 to 1995
Bertha Jaques, the American artist, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents the town has 23.1, while at least half the towns in Ohio list nobody born there. The list’s best known name, Bertha Jaques, dates from 1863.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Bertha Jaques
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Samuel Kinsey
Youngest
1995
A. J. Ouellette
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Covington
Three names lead: Bertha Jaques (4 languages), Billy Kelsey (3) and Uriah Brown (3).
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#3Through the years
When Covington’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Covington is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Covington
3 more names, born between 1832 and 1995.
William Insco Buchanan
1853–1909Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Samuel Kinsey
1832–1883Christian minister and leader of the reactionary wing of the German Baptist Brethren
FaithWikipedia ↗
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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 (4)
- Bertha Jaques: E.D. Waters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriah Brown: Beyer, W. F. and O. F. Keydel. "Deeds of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor", Vol. I, p. 193. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien–Keidel Company, 1905., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Insco Buchanan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Ouellette: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons