
Born near Lake Santeetlah: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ronnie Milsap, was born in Robbinsville, 4 mi away. Lamar Alexander is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. No entry yet names Lake Santeetlah as a birthplace. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
What stands out about Lake Santeetlah’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Santeetlah
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.











Ed Jenkins
1933–2012US politician, Democratic congressman from Georgia




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Santeetlah 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)
- Lamar Alexander: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio-Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zell Miller: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Estes Kefauver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Milsap: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Huskey: James Duncan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Shuler: from United States Congress Biographical Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Swann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall Cobb: Gabriel Cervantes (cropped by Moe Epsilon), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Jenkins: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Humphrey: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buster Ramsey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue K. Hicks: The New York Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Stewart: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons