Famous people · Buchanan
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buchanan
The nearest, Byron Gallimore, was born in Puryear, 7 mi away. Cherry Jones is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. The list for Buchanan is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Cherry Jones
Best known
Cherry Jones
in 37 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Buchanan
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ned McWherter
1930–2011Governor of Tennessee & Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buchanan 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)
- Cherry Jones: Kathleen Tyler Conklin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh-Allyn Baker: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie DeShannon: a nameless yeast, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boaz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Edmunds Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned McWherter: PH2 CARL DUVALL, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons