
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairfield Glade
The nearest, Julie Ann Emery, was born in Crossville, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Fairfield Glade as their birthplace yet. Megan Fox is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
What stands out about Fairfield Glade’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairfield Glade
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Bowden Wyatt
1917–1969American college football coach, college athletic director

Bruce Fairchild Barton
1886–1967American author, politician and advertising executive






Jeff Smith
born 1973Former professional American football offensive lineman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield Glade 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)
- Megan Fox: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gore Verbinski: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepherd: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Hendrix: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Fairchild Barton: the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Wingard: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Azzi: Shawncalhoun, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons