Famous people · Gibson
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gibson
Closest of all is Doug Atkins, from Humboldt, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Dixie Carter, with articles in 63 languages. In Tennessee, 232 towns have someone on the list. No entry yet names Gibson as a birthplace.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Dixie Carter
Best known
Dixie Carter
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gibson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gibson
Nobody born in Gibson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Steve Fossett
1944–2007American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
Wink Martindale
1933–2025American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer
Van Jones
born 1968American environmental advocate and civil rights activist
Gene Cook
1932–2002American football player, baseball executive, politician
Charles P. Roland
1918–2022American historian and army officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gibson 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 (15)
- Dixie Carter: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Fossett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty Moore: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Jones: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wink Martindale: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Jones: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor: Cmacauley 01:58, 2 March 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Bell: Solidore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Atkins: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Marshall Stone: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Jones: U.S. Rep. Ed Jones of Tennessee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. McCall: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Memphis Pal Moore: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin A. Enloe: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Dill: Not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons