Born near Red Boiling Springs: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Priscilla Coolidge, was born in Lafayette, 10 mi away. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in Red Boiling Springs is on record yet. The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
What stands out about Red Boiling Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Red Boiling Springs
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore





Humphrey Bate
1875–1936American old-time music harmonica player






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Boiling Springs 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)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dee Huddleston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Bate: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hillbilly Jim: Kyle C Haight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel B. Maxey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Rose: Hillsource427, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim McDaniels: Giorgio Lotti (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe H. Eagle: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lee Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher G. Caruth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Williams: United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Bridges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Taylor: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons