Born near Lakesite: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bryan Harvey, from Soddy-Daisy, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Bessie Smith, with articles in 57 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lakesite is on record yet. In all of Tennessee, the famous people on record come from 231 towns.
What stands out about Lakesite’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakesite
Nobody born in Lakesite is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakesite 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 (8)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Boston: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Tanner: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara E. Jernigan: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lampson: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons