
Born near Rural Hill: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Miley Cyrus, with articles in 141 languages. Jimmy Duncan, born in Lebanon, 11 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rural Hill. No town in Tennessee lists more than Chattanooga, with 56.
What stands out about Rural Hill’s famous people
Famous people born near Rural Hill
Nobody born in Rural Hill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






James M. Buchanan
1919–2013American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics

Sarah Childress Polk
1803–1891First Lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849

Margaret Rhea Seddon
born 1947Surgeon and former NASA astronaut


Miley Cyrus
born 1992American singer, actress, and television personality




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rural Hill 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 (14)
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Buchanan: Atlas Network Official website, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Childress Polk: George Dury / After George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Benward: Tim Grable, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Rhea Seddon: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry E. Wilmore: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lee: Virginia Office of the Governor, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennys Sandgren: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Storm: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Young: Keith HInkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Houston: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jenkins: File:Chris Singleton John Jenkins.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons