Famous people · Rives
Born near Rives: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Koko B. Ware, born in Union City, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carl Perkins, with articles in 43 languages. In Tennessee, 231 towns have someone on the list. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rives.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Carl Perkins
Best known
Carl Perkins
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rives’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rives
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.
1916–1998American government official and college president
Gene Cook
1932–2002American football player, baseball executive, politician
Ned McWherter
1930–2011Governor of Tennessee & Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rives 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)
- Carl Perkins: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayden White: Stanford University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Koko B. Ware: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Bledsoe Cates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned McWherter: PH2 CARL DUVALL, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrieus A. Jones: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Bell: Solidore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lin Dunn: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pyle: MMA Fight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Finley: Jessica Merz (jessicafm) from Novato, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.: Irving Resnikoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick D. Gardner: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. S. Johnny Walker: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Jones: U.S. Rep. Ed Jones of Tennessee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Memphis Pal Moore: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons