Ned McWherter
1930–2011Governor of Tennessee & Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Famous people · Dukedom
Born near Dukedom: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Ned McWherter, born in Palmersville, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Hayden White, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person’s birth in Dukedom is on record yet. The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Hayden White
Best known
Hayden White
in 37 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dukedom
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dukedom 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 (7)
- 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
- Koko B. Ware: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boaz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned McWherter: PH2 CARL DUVALL, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons