
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Carthage
Huell Howser is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. Closest of all is James Comer, from Carthage, 1 mi away. The list for South Carthage is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 240 of the towns in Tennessee.
What stands out about South Carthage’s famous people
Famous people born near South Carthage
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore














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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Carthage 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)
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennys Sandgren: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Bate: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Rose: Hillsource427, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Gwin: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Mitchel: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kilby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Gerhardt: Army Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huddleston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse J. Finley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Read Scurry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons