Famous people · Garland
Born near Garland: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Isaac Hayes, from Covington, 6 mi away. No entry yet names Garland as a birthplace. Across Tennessee, 236 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Isaac Hayes
Best known
Isaac Hayes
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garland
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sleepy John Estes
1899–1977American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garland 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)
- Isaac Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sleepy John Estes: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Hill Garland: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Delk: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Hardy: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Walker: Motown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Cash: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons