Born near Bon Air: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. Robert Broyles, born in Sparta, 6 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bon Air. 237 of the towns in Tennessee list at least one person.
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Famous people born near Bon Air
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bon Air 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)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Weaver: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Frazier: Lloyd Branson (painter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas T. Handy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons