Famous people · Beech Bluff
Born near Beech Bluff: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Eddy Arnold, was born in Henderson, 11 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Beech Bluff. Thomas Harris is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Across Tennessee, 230 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Thomas Harris
Best known
Thomas Harris
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beech Bluff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beech Bluff
Nobody born in Beech Bluff is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dorsey B. Hardeman
1902–1992American politician and businessman
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
Whitney Duncan
born 1984American country music singer and reality television contestant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beech Bluff 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 (16)
- 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
- Eddy Arnold: NBC 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
- Arthur Adams: Mykal Burns, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Atkins: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Duncan: Caldorwards4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Marshall Stone: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Shelton White: Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. McCall: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin A. Enloe: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Dill: Not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John May Taylor: S. A. Cunningham, editor and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons