
Born near Mosheim: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is David M. Key, from Greeneville, 8 mi away. Morgan Wallen is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Mosheim yet. In Tennessee, 230 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Mosheim’s famous people
Famous people born near Mosheim
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
1890–1965American writer, creator of DC Comics
Archie Campbell
1914–1987American actor, singer and writer







Nathaniel Edwin Harris
1846–1929Confederate Army officer and politician

Carolyn Peck
born 1966American basketball player, coach, sports broadcaster

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mosheim 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 (11)
- Morgan Wallen: the CwE, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Price: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Wagner: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Key: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Greer: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander P. Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben W. Hooper: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Heiskell: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Edwin Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Garner: Scott Ableman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons