Famous people · Mount Carmel
Born near Mount Carmel: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Mac McClung, born in Gate City, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Maybelle Carter, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person’s birth in Mount Carmel is on record yet. Of the bordering towns, Kingsport has the longest list: 35, with Lisa Alther at the top.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Maybelle Carter
Best known
Maybelle Carter
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Carmel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Carmel
Nobody born in Mount Carmel is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Cyrus Thomas
1825–1910American Mesoamericanist and entomologist
Diana Harshbarger
born 1960American pharmacist, businesswoman and politician
Nathaniel Edwin Harris
1846–1929Confederate Army officer and politician
Thomas Jones
born 1978American footballer player from the United States
Leanza Cornett
1971–2020American beauty pageant contestant
Lindsay Ellis
born 1984American author, film critic and former YouTuber
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Carmel 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 (18)
- Maybelle Carter: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac McClung: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Malone: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Linwood Holton, Jr.: Virginia Tech, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Greer: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Herring: MDFriendOfHillary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander P. Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Harshbarger: Office of Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Blevins: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Heiskell: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Edwin Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hale: Guild Productions, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jones: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leanza Cornett: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fayette McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Jones: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cifers: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons