David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
Famous people · Lexington
Born near Lexington: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is David Korten, from Longview, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Raymond Carver, with articles in 56 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lexington. The Washington lists hold names for 207 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Raymond Carver
Best known
Raymond Carver
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lexington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lexington
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Cole Escola
born 1986American comedian, actor, and playwright
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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. 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 (7)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cornthwaite: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Escola: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons