Famous people · Tennyson
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tennyson
H. Justin Davidson, born in Gentryville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Florence Henderson, with articles in 32 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Tennyson. Across Indiana, 397 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Florence Henderson
Best known
Florence Henderson
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tennyson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tennyson
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Fortune
1863–1942American businessman, journalist, and civic leader
Bill Peet
1915–2002Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tennyson 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 (9)
- Florence Henderson: ABC Television., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peet: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Cutler: Onetwo1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Hemenway: The original uploader was The Special Education Squad at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Roeder: Rockefeller gs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte M. Katterjohn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry O. Tuttle: U.S. Govt photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kaiser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Penner: Houston Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons