Famous people · Hornbeak
Born near Hornbeak: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Carl Perkins, from Tiptonville, 10 mi away. No entry yet names Hornbeak as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 236 of the towns in Tennessee. Chattanooga’s 56 names make the longest list in Tennessee.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Carl Perkins
Best known
Carl Perkins
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hornbeak’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hornbeak
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.
1916–1998American government official and college president
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hornbeak 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 (14)
- Carl Perkins: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden White: Stanford University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Hightower: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Acuff: Del Lord, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Koko B. Ware: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Bledsoe Cates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Young: Jeremylr68, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrieus A. Jones: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Bell: Solidore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Finley: Jessica Merz (jessicafm) from Novato, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.: Irving Resnikoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick D. Gardner: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Arnold: U.S. Army Signal Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons