
Born near Lake Tansi: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Julie Ann Emery, born in Crossville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake Tansi. Of the bordering towns, Crossville has the longest list: 6, with Julie Ann Emery at the top.
What stands out about Lake Tansi’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Tansi
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bowden Wyatt
1917–1969American college football coach, college athletic director



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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lake Tansi.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Tansi 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
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Lee: Street & Smith New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Weaver: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Frazier: Lloyd Branson (painter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Rose: Hillsource427, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
