#14 famous people call Strawberry Plains their birthplace
Most widely known is Ed Bailey, the American baseball player, with articles in 6 languages. Louise McBee is second and Lucille Thornburgh third. From Lewis Buckner to Ed Bailey, the births on the list run from 1856 to 1931. The list comes to 15 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee.

Born in Strawberry Plains
Ed Bailey leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Louise McBee (3) and Lucille Thornburgh (2).
#1When Strawberry Plains’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Strawberry Plains is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Strawberry Plains
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Strawberry Plains?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Strawberry Plains’ most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strawberry Plains and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Ed Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons