15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Karns
The nearest, Carlos Moore, was born in Clinton, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Quentin Tarantino, with articles in 123 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Karns. Chattanooga’s 56 names make the longest list in Tennessee.
What stands out about Karns’ famous people
Famous people born near Karns
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



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

Johnny Knoxville
born 1971American stunt performer and actor



Bowden Wyatt
1917–1969American college football coach, college athletic director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Karns 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)
- Quentin Tarantino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Fox: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, 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
- Gore Verbinski: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamar Alexander: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio-Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons