
Born near John Sevier: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Quentin Tarantino, born in Knoxville, 8 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Knoxville: 33 names, starting with Quentin Tarantino. The list for John Sevier is empty for now. In Tennessee, 236 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about John Sevier’s famous people
Famous people born near John Sevier
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



James Agee
1909–1955American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic

Johnny Knoxville
born 1971American stunt performer and actor

Carolyn Peck
born 1966American basketball player, coach, sports broadcaster

William Michael Cocke
1815–18961815-1896 American politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is John Sevier 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 (6)
- Quentin Tarantino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hendricks: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Orton: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Knoxville: www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Atkins: Gretsch Guitar News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamar Alexander: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio-Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
