Famous people · Spurgeon
Born near Spurgeon: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Lisa Alther, born in Kingsport, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jayma Mays, with articles in 41 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Spurgeon yet. Across Tennessee, 236 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jayma Mays
Best known
Jayma Mays
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spurgeon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spurgeon
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cyrus Thomas
1825–1910American Mesoamericanist and entomologist
Lindsay Ellis
born 1984American author, film critic and former YouTuber
William Blount Carter
1792–1848American politician, Tennessee
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1919–1991American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spurgeon 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 (6)
- Jayma Mays: Mel from Huntington Beach, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Ernie Ford: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac McClung: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Malone: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons