Famous people · Sharon
Born near Sharon: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Dixie Carter, with articles in 63 languages. The nearest, Hayden White, was born in Martin, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Sharon as a birthplace. In all of Tennessee, the famous people on record come from 230 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Dixie Carter
Best known
Dixie Carter
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sharon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sharon
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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 Sharon 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)
- Dixie Carter: 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
- Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor: Cmacauley 01:58, 2 March 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- John Marshall Stone: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Finley: Jessica Merz (jessicafm) from Novato, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton Rascoe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Clifton: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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