Famous people · Fairmount
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairmount
Charles Henry Coolidge is the one name listed next door in Signal Mountain. The nearest, George H. Barker, was born in Falling Water, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Bessie Smith, with articles in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Fairmount yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Bessie Smith
Best known
Bessie Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairmount’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairmount
Nobody born in Fairmount is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
Louis B. Juillerat
1915–1969American football and track and field coach
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Signal Mountain leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairmount 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 (9)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Boston: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Tanner: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara E. Jernigan: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Stewart: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons