Famous people · Stanton
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stanton
John Shelton Wilder, born in Mason, 9 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Stanton as a birthplace. The best known of them is Tina Turner, with articles in 111 languages. 229 towns across Tennessee can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Tina Turner
Best known
Tina Turner
in 111 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stanton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stanton
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sleepy John Estes
1899–1977American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanton 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 (13)
- Tina Turner: HBO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sleepy John Estes: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Honky Tonk Man: Mark Hodgins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Hill Garland: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Delk: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Halliburton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold M. Shaw: Unidentified photographer for Edison Studios in New York, 1912, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos Clark: City of Boston Archives from West Roxbury, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homesick James: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Scallions: Nojo13 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Folk: Strauss, St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Taliaferro: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons