Famous people · Ridgeside
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ridgeside
Closest of all is Bessie Smith, from Chattanooga, 2 mi away. Across Tennessee, the lists cover 229 towns. No famous person on record lists Ridgeside as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Bessie Smith
Best known
Bessie Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgeside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ridgeside
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
Jack Nelson
1931–2014American swimmer, Olympic athlete, swimming coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgeside 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)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Boston: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Tanner: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara E. Jernigan: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Leigh: Barbara Leigh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons