
Born near Mayland: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Julie Ann Emery, from Crossville, 12 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Mayland yet. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. Famous people are on record for 239 of the towns in Tennessee.
What stands out about Mayland’s famous people
Famous people born near Mayland
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayland 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
- Roger K. Crouch: Original uploader was Theon at en.wikipedia, 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