
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beersheba Springs
Tom Stewart, born in Dunlap, 17 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Peter Turney, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person on record lists Beersheba Springs as their birthplace yet. In Tennessee, 240 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Beersheba Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Beersheba Springs
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



Charles Henry Coolidge
1921–2021United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beersheba Springs 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 (6)
- 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
- Charles Henry Coolidge: 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