Famous people · Centertown
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Centertown
Closest of all is Samuel C. Lind, from McMinnville, 8 mi away. Jimmy Cleveland is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. The list for Centertown is empty for now. 234 towns in Tennessee have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Jimmy Cleveland
Best known
Jimmy Cleveland
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Centertown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Centertown
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Benjamin J. Hill
1825–1880Confederate States Army brigadier general
Charles P. Cantrell
1874–1948United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Gordon Byrom Rogers
1901–1967United States Army lieutenant general
Edwin Boyd Johnson
1904–1968American painter, designer, muralist and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centertown 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 (15)
- Jimmy Cleveland: Quad Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Throckmorton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houston Savage: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Foster V. Brown: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gibbs Dibrell: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Walker: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Barry: Seutter, E. R. von (Elisaeus R.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Floyd: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Defrees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Chace: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin J. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles P. Cantrell: Nashville National Cemetery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Byrom Rogers: Republished in death notice for Gordon B. Rogers. Armor magazine. September-October 1967. Page 43. United States Armor Association (Washington, DC), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Phillips: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Preston: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons