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Famous people · Bell Buckle

Bell Buckle is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Lynn Bomar leads the list, covered in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Horace Whiteside and Marjorie Hood. Over 10 years of births, the list goes from Horace Whiteside (1891) to Lynn Bomar (1901). The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.

#1 best knownLynn BomarSports · 1901–1964
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lynn Bomar
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Horace Whiteside
Youngest
1901
Lynn Bomar
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Bell Buckle

All three are athletes.

Lynn Bomar#1
Sports

Lynn Bomar

1901–1964

American football, basketball, and baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HW#2
Sports

Horace Whiteside

1891–1956

American football and basketball coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MH#3
Sports

Marjorie Hood

?–2006

Baseball player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bell Buckle and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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