21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Darden
Closest of all is Harry Gill, from Chesterfield, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Eddy Arnold, with articles in 22 languages. In Tennessee, 234 towns have someone on the list. Next door, the list for Chesterfield holds Harry Gill.
What stands out about Darden’s famous people
Famous people born near Darden
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Whitney Duncan
born 1984American country music singer and reality television contestant


Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1881–1965American author and lawyer
Robert Selph Henry
1889–1970American lawyer, railroad executive and historian



Dorsey B. Hardeman
1902–1992American politician and businessman

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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darden 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)
- Eddy Arnold: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Patterson: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sigismund Stribling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Willis: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Duncan: Caldorwards4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. S. Holland: Colinedward828, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Garrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Shelton White: Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons