Miley Cyrus
born 1992American singer, actress, and television personality
Famous people · Thompson's Station
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Thompson's Station
Closest of all is Miley Cyrus, from Franklin, 8 mi away. Franklin’s list, next door, has 35 names, Miley Cyrus first among them. No entry yet names Thompson's Station as a birthplace. The longest list in Tennessee is Chattanooga’s, with 56 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Miley Cyrus
Best known
Miley Cyrus
in 141 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thompson's Station’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Thompson's Station
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
1821–1877Confederate States Army general
James M. Buchanan
1919–2013American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics
Sarah Childress Polk
1803–1891First Lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849
Margaret Rhea Seddon
born 1947Surgeon and former NASA astronaut
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Famous people from the towns next door
Franklin leads the towns around it, with 35 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thompson's Station 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)
- James M. Buchanan: Atlas Network Official website, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Childress Polk: George Dury / After George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Bedford Forrest: Likely "T. J. Selby, Corinth, Mississippi", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Benward: Tim Grable, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Rhea Seddon: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry E. Wilmore: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lee: Virginia Office of the Governor, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Storm: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Young: Keith HInkle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrison Mathews: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Houston: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Ramsey: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Haislip: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Jeff McLemore: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons