Born near Fairfield: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Owen Bradley, from Westmoreland, 7 mi away. Huell Howser is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. The list for Fairfield is empty for now. 239 of the towns in Tennessee list at least one person.
What stands out about Fairfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairfield
Nobody born in Fairfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Edgar Bright Wilson
1908–1992American theoretical chemist and university teacher




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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)
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Brewer: user Frog Brother on flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennys Sandgren: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry B. Gray: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis McDonald: Roy Vaughan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Bush: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jenkins: File:Chris Singleton John Jenkins.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons