
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gilt Edge
Isaac Hayes, born in Covington, 10 mi away, is the closest. Across Tennessee, 235 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Gilt Edge as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
What stands out about Gilt Edge’s famous people
Famous people born near Gilt Edge
They were born in 11 towns 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 Gilt Edge 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
- Tommy Cash: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Son Seals: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons