
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tuckers Crossroads
Jimmy Duncan, born in Lebanon, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Huell Howser, with articles in 81 languages. No entry yet names Tuckers Crossroads as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 239 of the towns in Tennessee.
What stands out about Tuckers Crossroads’ famous people
Famous people born near Tuckers Crossroads
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore


Edgar Bright Wilson
1908–1992American theoretical chemist and university teacher



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tuckers Crossroads 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 (7)
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennys Sandgren: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Ramsey: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jenkins: File:Chris Singleton John Jenkins.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons