
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Algood
Of the bordering towns, Cookeville has the longest list: 15, with JJ Redick at the top. The nearest, JJ Redick, was born in Cookeville, 5 mi away. The list for Algood is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 233 of the towns in Tennessee.
What stands out about Algood’s famous people
Famous people born near Algood
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore




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Famous people from the towns next door
Cookeville leads the towns around it, with 15 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Algood 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 (7)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger K. Crouch: Original uploader was Theon at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Weaver: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sierra Hull: Eric Frommer (Flickr user: armadilo60), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
