Born near Dodson Branch: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charlotte Burks, from Gainesboro, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Dodson Branch as a birthplace. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
What stands out about Dodson Branch’s famous people
Famous people born near Dodson Branch
Nobody born in Dodson Branch is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dodson Branch 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)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dee Huddleston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel B. Maxey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Rose: Hillsource427, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sierra Hull: Eric Frommer (Flickr user: armadilo60), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Throckmorton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe H. Eagle: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lee Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Williams: United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel, 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
- Tommy Bridges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Taylor: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons