
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bowman
Julie Ann Emery, born in Crossville, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bowman. The Tennessee lists hold names for 229 towns.
What stands out about Bowman’s famous people
Famous people born near Bowman
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Bruce Fairchild Barton
1886–1967American author, politician and advertising executive

Bowden Wyatt
1917–1969American college football coach, college athletic director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowman 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 (7)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Fairchild Barton: the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger K. Crouch: Original uploader was Theon at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Lee: Street & Smith New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Weaver: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Frazier: Lloyd Branson (painter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons