
Born near Grimsley: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Roger K. Crouch, was born in Jamestown, 11 mi away. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. The list for Grimsley is empty for now. In Tennessee, 229 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Grimsley’s famous people
Famous people born near Grimsley
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bruce Fairchild Barton
1886–1967American author, politician and advertising executive



Christian H. Cooper
born 1976American derivatives trader and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grimsley 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)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Baker: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Fairchild Barton: the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger K. Crouch: Original uploader was Theon at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Weaver: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons