Famous people · Mowbray Mountain
Born near Mowbray Mountain: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Bessie Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Closest of all is Bryan Harvey, from Soddy-Daisy, 3 mi away. Over the border in Soddy-Daisy, one name is on record: Bryan Harvey. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Mowbray Mountain.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Bessie Smith
Best known
Bessie Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mowbray Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mowbray Mountain
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Soddy-Daisy has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mowbray Mountain 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