Famous people · Miston
Born near Miston: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Donna Hightower, from Caruthersville, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Miston is on record yet. Carl Perkins is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. 239 towns across Tennessee can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Carl Perkins
Best known
Carl Perkins
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Miston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Miston
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
David L. Ferguson
1949–2019American mathematician and educator
Harry Leland Mitchell
1906–19891906-1989 , union organizer and activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Miston 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 (14)
- Carl Perkins: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Hightower: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Acuff: Del Lord, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Tanner: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cary Middlecoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Bledsoe Cates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Young: Jeremylr68, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A.C. Reed: Lionel decoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Burlison: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Taliaferro: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Arnold: U.S. Army Signal Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Jones: U.S. Rep. Ed Jones of Tennessee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maecenas Eason Benton: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons