Famous people · Hazard
Close to home: 26 famous people born near Hazard
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Hazard yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Dick Cavett
Best known
Dick Cavett
in 20 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Hazard
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Hazard yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Jensen
1938–1990American architect and architectural historian, 1938-1990
Roy Brewer
1909–2006Labor leader of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators
Peter George Peterson
1926–2018American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author
Lyle David Calvin
1923–2006Ph.D. North Carolina State University 1953
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazard, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Dick Cavett: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/people/nickstep/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter George Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale E. Wolf: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bokenkamp: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Whitehair: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alva R. Fitch: Photo By: Courtesy of the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coleman Pickett: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Jacobsen: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. Wilkinson: Wilkinson '75 Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Brewer: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Blue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons