22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hamilton Township
The nearest, Aaron Pettrey, was born in Raceland, 3 mi away. Of the towns next door, Ironton lists the most: 28, with Bobby Bare first. Not one famous person on record comes from Hamilton Township yet. Billy Ray Cyrus is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages.
What stands out about Hamilton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Hamilton Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Ironton lists the most people: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton Township 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 (9)
- Billy Ray Cyrus: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trace Cyrus: Rachel Hofton from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael W. Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Judd: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Hall: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wynonna Judd: Fred W. Baker III, US DoD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bare: RCA Records/Jack Roberts Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence Mann: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Thomas: 1924_Negro_League_World_Series.jpg: J.E. Mille[r], K.C. derivative work: Delaywaves talk • contribs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

