Famous people · Hillsboro
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hillsboro
Closest of all is Kim Chace, from Manchester, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Dinah Shore, with articles in 41 languages. No town in Tennessee lists more than Chattanooga, with 56. After Chattanooga, the next longest list in Tennessee is Jackson’s, with 48.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Dinah Shore
Best known
Dinah Shore
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hillsboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hillsboro
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William E. Beard
1873–1950College football player, soldier, journalist, war correspondent, and naval historian
John Templeton
1912–2008American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist
Benjamin J. Hill
1825–1880Confederate States Army brigadier general
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsboro 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 (12)
- Dinah Shore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Lynch: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Cleveland: Quad Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houston Savage: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Walker: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Calhoun Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Davis: Vannerson, Julian, 1827-, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Morris: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jauan Jennings: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justus Sheffield: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Chace: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin J. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons