Famous people · Calhoun
Born near Calhoun: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Latimore, born in Charleston, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Tyler Morgan, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Calhoun. Across Tennessee, the lists cover 231 towns.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
John Tyler Morgan
Best known
John Tyler Morgan
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Calhoun’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Calhoun
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Tyler Morgan
1824–1907United States politician and Confederate soldier
W. Reece Smith, Jr.
1925–2013U.S. Navy officer, attorney, university president, American Bar Association president
Jeff Smith
born 1973Former professional American football offensive lineman
Howard Armstrong
1909–2003American string band and country blues musician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Calhoun 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 (14)
- John Tyler Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lampson: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Hilleary: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Latimore: Lioneldecoster, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Burger: Ssawatzky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Armstrong: Elijahwald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curly Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Roy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Seagle: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Hodges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Saffell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Reece Smith, Jr.: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Axley: Eric_Axley_2008_US_Open_practice_round.jpg: Jim Epler (Jim Epler @ Flickr) derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kippy Brown: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons