Billy Sherrill
1936–2015American record producer and arranger
Famous people · Spruce Pine
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spruce Pine
Mitch McConnell is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. Closest of all is Billy Sherrill, from Phil Campbell, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Spruce Pine is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Mitch McConnell
Best known
Mitch McConnell
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spruce Pine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spruce Pine
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Aderholt
born 1965United States Representative from Alabama
Jimmy Johnson
1943–2019American session guitarist and record producer
Sam Phillips
1923–2003American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spruce Pine 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 (8)
- Mitch McConnell: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thompson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Sledge: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Phillips: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Handy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Rosenbaum: Kevin B. Lee and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorrit Hoffleit: State of Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Aderholt: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons