Famous people · Altamont
Born near Altamont: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Dinah Shore, with articles in 41 languages. Robert Brown, born in Morrison, 15 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Altamont. Across Tennessee, 235 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Dinah Shore
Best known
Dinah Shore
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Altamont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Altamont
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Benjamin J. Hill
1825–1880Confederate States Army brigadier general
Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
William E. Beard
1873–1950College football player, soldier, journalist, war correspondent, and naval historian
John Templeton
1912–2008American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Altamont 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 (13)
- Dinah Shore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Turney: Lloyd Branson (painter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Stewart: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houston Savage: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Walker: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Calhoun Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Davis: Vannerson, Julian, 1827-, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jauan Jennings: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edgar Brown: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Chace: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin J. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bennie Tate: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons