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Famous people · Lexington
Lexington’s famous people span 131 years: 7 births from 1838 to 1969
Most widely known is Loyd Jowers, the American restaurant owner, with articles in 7 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 6 in all. Loyd Jowers, the best known, was born in 1926. The list comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Loyd Jowers
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
John May Taylor
Youngest
1969
Doug Gilbert
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lexington’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lexington
Ranked by languages covered: Loyd Jowers with 7, then Buddy Cannon with 6 and Eddie Gilbert with 6.
BC#2
#3Sports
Eddie Gilbert
1961–1995American professional wrestler and booker
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Lexington is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
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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Everyone else born in Lexington
4 more names, born between 1838 and 1969.
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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 (3)
- Eddie Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John May Taylor: S. A. Cunningham, editor and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Thomas Anderson: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons