Famous people · Parker's Crossroads
Born near Parker's Crossroads: 25 famous people within 35 miles
John E. McCall, born in Clarksburg, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dixie Carter, with articles in 63 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Parker's Crossroads. No town in Tennessee lists more than Chattanooga, with 56.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Dixie Carter
Best known
Dixie Carter
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Parker's Crossroads’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Parker's Crossroads
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Whitney Duncan
born 1984American country music singer and reality television contestant
Steve Fossett
1944–2007American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
Wink Martindale
1933–2025American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer
Van Jones
born 1968American environmental advocate and civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parker's Crossroads 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 (15)
- Dixie Carter: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Fossett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Jones: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wink Martindale: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Jones: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Willis: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Duncan: Caldorwards4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Marshall Stone: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Garrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. McCall: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin A. Enloe: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Dill: Not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John May Taylor: S. A. Cunningham, editor and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Turner Barber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons