#1Famous people · Covington
The 6 famous people born in Covington, led by Isaac Hayes
The best known is the American musician and actor Isaac Hayes, with articles in 59 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Augustus Hill Garland, third to Tony Delk. Augustus Hill Garland (1832) and Tony Delk (1974) mark the two ends of the list. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Isaac Hayes
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Augustus Hill Garland
Youngest
1974
Tony Delk
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Covington’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Covington
Isaac Hayes has articles in 59 languages, Augustus Hill Garland in 15 and Tony Delk in 15.
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#3Through the years
When Covington’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Covington is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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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)
- Isaac Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Hill Garland: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Delk: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Speed Boyd: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons