Famous people · Lookout Mountain
Born near Lookout Mountain: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Bessie Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. The nearest, Lauren Alaina, was born in Rossville, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lookout Mountain. Across Georgia, 352 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Bessie Smith
Best known
Bessie Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lookout Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lookout Mountain
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lookout Mountain 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 (15)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Peter Turney: Lloyd Branson (painter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Davis: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edgar Brown: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennie Tate: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Rogers Darr: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons