Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky ranks 2,435th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kashan, Wallasey, and Hama. Memorable people born in Owensboro, Kentucky include Johnny Depp, Tom Ewell, and Nicky Hayden. Memorable people who died in Owensboro, Kentucky include Wendell Ford. Owensboro, Kentucky has been the birth place of many actors, and racing drivers and the death place of many politicians. Owensboro, Kentucky is located in United States.
Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the state. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about 107 miles (172 km) southwest of Louisville, and is the principal city of the Owensboro metropolitan area. The 2020 census had its population at 60,183. The metropolitan population was estimated at 116,506. The metropolitan area is the sixth largest in the state as of 2018, and the seventh largest population center in the state when including micropolitan areas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1982, Owensboro, Kentucky was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Johnny Depp, Tom Ewell, and Nicky Hayden. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Owensboro, Kentucky including Wendell Ford.
People Born in Owensboro, Kentucky
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Johnny Depp
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 1
Tom Ewell
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2
Nicky Hayden
RACING DRIVER
1981 - 2017
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 3
Wendell Ford
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 4
Cliff Hagan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 5
Tera Wray
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1982 - 2016
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Owensboro, Kentucky
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Most individuals born in present day Owensboro, Kentucky were actors (2), racing drivers (1), politicians (1), basketball players (1), and pornographic actors (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Owensboro, Kentucky, including Johnny Depp. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Owensboro, Kentucky, including Johnny Depp, and Tom Ewell.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Owensboro, Kentucky since 1700.
