Ned McWherter
1930–2011Governor of Tennessee & Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Famous people · Cottage Grove
Born near Cottage Grove: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ned McWherter, was born in Palmersville, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Dixie Carter, with articles in 63 languages. 237 towns in Tennessee have at least one famous person on record. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cottage Grove.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Dixie Carter
Best known
Dixie Carter
in 63 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cottage Grove
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottage Grove 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)
- Dixie Carter: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cherry Jones: Kathleen Tyler Conklin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden White: Stanford University, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- James D. Porter: Washington Bogart Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned McWherter: PH2 CARL DUVALL, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Willis: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Taylor: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lin Dunn: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pyle: MMA Fight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Luther Slayden: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons