Born near New Johnsonville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Merle Flowers, from Camden, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Cherry Jones, with articles in 37 languages. The list for New Johnsonville is empty for now. Across Tennessee, 239 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about New Johnsonville’s famous people
Famous people born near New Johnsonville
Nobody born in New Johnsonville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Murray Bowen
1913–1990American psychiatrist, family therapist, and systemic therapist




Bobby Jones
born 1939Gospel music singer and television host from Nashville, Tennessee

Minnie Pearl
1912–1996American comedian and country singer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Johnsonville 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)
- Cherry Jones: Kathleen Tyler Conklin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Edmunds Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Pearl: Denny-Moeller Talent, Inc. (management company), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Porter: Washington Bogart Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Willis: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William K. Sebastian: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Ross: William B. Ross, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons