James M. Buchanan
1919–2013American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics
Famous people · Norene
Born near Norene: 11 famous people within 35 miles
James M. Buchanan, born in Murfreesboro, 17 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Huell Howser, with articles in 81 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Norene. Famous people are on record for 239 of the towns in Tennessee.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Huell Howser
Best known
Huell Howser
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Norene’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Norene
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sarah Childress Polk
1803–1891First Lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849
Margaret Rhea Seddon
born 1947Surgeon and former NASA astronaut
Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore
Edgar Bright Wilson
1908–1992American theoretical chemist and university teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norene 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)
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Buchanan: Atlas Network Official website, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Childress Polk: George Dury / After George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Rhea Seddon: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry E. Wilmore: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennys Sandgren: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Young: Keith HInkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons