Born near Braden: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Shelton Wilder, from Mason, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Morgan Freeman, with articles in 129 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Braden. 234 towns in Tennessee have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Braden’s famous people
Famous people born near Braden
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Braden 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 (8)
- Morgan Freeman: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aretha Franklin: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Turner: HBO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Bates: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannen Doherty: Wilson Cleveland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hale: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie Presley: David French, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons