
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hickman
The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. James Comer, born in Carthage, 8 mi away, is the closest. Famous people are on record for 239 of the towns in Tennessee. No famous person’s birth in Hickman is on record yet.
What stands out about Hickman’s famous people
Famous people born near Hickman
Nobody born in Hickman is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore
Edwin Boyd Johnson
1904–1968American painter, designer, muralist and photographer






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hickman 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
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Bate: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Rose: Hillsource427, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Throckmorton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons