Lindsay Ellis
born 1984American author, film critic and former YouTuber
Famous people · Oak Grove
Born near Oak Grove: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Lindsay Ellis, born in Johnson City, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jayma Mays, with articles in 41 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Oak Grove yet. Famous people are on record for 236 of the towns in Tennessee.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Jayma Mays
Best known
Jayma Mays
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oak Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oak Grove
Nobody born in Oak Grove 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
William Blount Carter
1792–1848American politician, Tennessee
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1919–1991American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Grove 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 (10)
- Jayma Mays: Mel from Huntington Beach, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Ernie Ford: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Mark Herring: MDFriendOfHillary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Harshbarger: Office of Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Blevins: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Grimm: SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons