
Born near Lakeview: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Lauren Alaina, born in Rossville, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bessie Smith, with articles in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lakeview yet. Over the border in Rossville, 5 names are on record, led by Lauren Alaina.
What stands out about Lakeview’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakeview
Nobody born in Lakeview is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player





Jack Nelson
1931–2014American swimmer, Olympic athlete, swimming coach




Charles Henry Coolidge
1921–2021United States Army Medal of Honor recipient




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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Rossville, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeview 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 (16)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marla Maples: Zakirmithu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Boston: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Tanner: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara E. Jernigan: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Leigh: Barbara Leigh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Davis: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Emerson: The original uploader was MaxVeers at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Roy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Seagle: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacey Evans: Nydia Tisdale, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell M. Estes II: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

