
Born near Sardis: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is W. S. Holland, from Saltillo, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Eddy Arnold, with articles in 22 languages. No famous person on record lists Sardis as their birthplace yet. In all of Tennessee, the famous people on record come from 235 towns.
What stands out about Sardis’ famous people
Famous people born near Sardis
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Whitney Duncan
born 1984American country music singer and reality television contestant


Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1881–1965American author and lawyer

Robert Selph Henry
1889–1970American lawyer, railroad executive and historian


Dorsey B. Hardeman
1902–1992American politician and businessman

Otis L. Floyd
1928–1993African-American university administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sardis 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)
- Eddy Arnold: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brewer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Patterson: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sigismund Stribling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Duncan: Caldorwards4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. S. Holland: Colinedward828, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Garrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Shelton White: Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons