Famous people · St. Joseph
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Joseph
No famous person’s birth in St. Joseph is on record yet. The nearest, Melba Montgomery, was born in Iron City, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Mitch McConnell, with articles in 73 languages. 235 of the towns in Tennessee list at least one person.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Mitch McConnell
Best known
Mitch McConnell
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Joseph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Joseph
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
David Briggs
1943–2025American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner
Sam Phillips
1923–2003American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
Jimmy Johnson
1943–2019American session guitarist and record producer
Walter Herschel Beech
1891–1950American pioneer aviator; co-founder of Beech Aircraft Company
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Joseph 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)
- Mitch McConnell: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jeter: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bea, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thompson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Sledge: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Phillips: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Handy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crowe Ransom: Robie Macauley (Transfered by Ravit/Original uploaded by Cmacauley), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Rosenbaum: Kevin B. Lee and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorrit Hoffleit: State of Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melba Montgomery: Musicor Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Pellegrini: Shadow2700, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Guthrie: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Herschel Beech: Aviation Related People, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ozzie Newsome: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons