Famous people · Pocahontas
Born near Pocahontas: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bailey Howell, was born in Middleton, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Earle Meadows, with articles in 25 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pocahontas. In all of Tennessee, the famous people on record come from 239 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Earle Meadows
Best known
Earle Meadows
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pocahontas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pocahontas
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Stewart
1930–2022American record producer and executive
Estelle Axton
1918–2004American music industry professional and co-founder of Stax Records
John Faulkner
1901–1963American author and artist; brother of author William Faulkner
Jim Miller
born 1957Former American college and professional football player (punter)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pocahontas 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 (6)
- Earle Meadows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brewer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Honky Tonk Man: Mark Hodgins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bailey Howell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Turner: CBS Radio (Columbia Broadcasting System)/photo by Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Simmons: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons