Famous people · Toone
Born near Toone: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, The Honky Tonk Man, was born in Bolivar, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Toone as a birthplace. Tina Turner is the most widely known, written about in 111 languages. 231 towns in Tennessee have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Tina Turner
Best known
Tina Turner
in 111 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Toone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Toone
Nobody born in Toone is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jim Stewart
1930–2022American record producer and executive
Estelle Axton
1918–2004American music industry professional and co-founder of Stax Records
Steve Fossett
1944–2007American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
Wink Martindale
1933–2025American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toone 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)
- Tina Turner: HBO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Fossett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Jones: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Arnold: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wink Martindale: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brewer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Honky Tonk Man: Mark Hodgins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bailey Howell: 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
- Arthur Adams: Mykal Burns, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homesick James: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Folk: Strauss, St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons