Famous people · Collinwood
Born near Collinwood: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Michael Jeter, was born in Lawrenceburg, 24 mi away. Mitch McConnell is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. No entry yet names Collinwood as a birthplace. Across Tennessee, 236 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Mitch McConnell
Best known
Mitch McConnell
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Collinwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Collinwood
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sam Phillips
1923–2003American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
David Briggs
1943–2025American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner
Jimmy Johnson
1943–2019American session guitarist and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Collinwood 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)
- Mitch McConnell: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jeter: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bea, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thompson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Phillips: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Handy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Rosenbaum: Kevin B. Lee and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorrit Hoffleit: State of Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Patterson: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons