Famous people · Atwood
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Atwood
The nearest, Dixie Carter, was born in McLemoresville, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Atwood. The Tennessee lists hold names for 236 towns. Chattanooga has the most of any town in Tennessee: 56.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Dixie Carter
Best known
Dixie Carter
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Atwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Atwood
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gene Cook
1932–2002American football player, baseball executive, politician
Steve Fossett
1944–2007American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
Wink Martindale
1933–2025American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer
Van Jones
born 1968American environmental advocate and civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atwood 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 (8)
- Dixie Carter: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Fossett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty Moore: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Jones: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wink Martindale: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Jones: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor: Cmacauley 01:58, 2 March 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Willis: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons