
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Andersonville
The nearest, Trey Hollingsworth, was born in Clinton, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Quentin Tarantino, with articles in 123 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Andersonville. Across Tennessee, the lists cover 239 towns.
What stands out about Andersonville’s famous people
Famous people born near Andersonville
Nobody born in Andersonville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






James Agee
1909–1955American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic

Johnny Knoxville
born 1971American stunt performer and actor








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Andersonville 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)
- Quentin Tarantino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Fox: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hendricks: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Orton: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Knoxville: www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gore Verbinski: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Atkins: Gretsch Guitar News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepherd: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Hendrix: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelsea Ballerini: jenniferlinneaphotography from Denver, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Acuff: Walden S. Fabry/Ross Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Wingard: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Azzi: Shawncalhoun, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Smith: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Hollingsworth: Frederick Schilling/United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons