Famous people · Viola
Born near Viola: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robert Brown, was born in Morrison, 5 mi away. Dinah Shore is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. No entry yet names Viola as a birthplace. Across Tennessee, 229 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Dinah Shore
Best known
Dinah Shore
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Viola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Viola
Nobody born in Viola is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Templeton
1912–2008American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist
Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Viola 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 (12)
- Dinah Shore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Lynch: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Cleveland: Quad Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Stewart: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houston Savage: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Walker: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Calhoun Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Davis: Vannerson, Julian, 1827-, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Morris: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Barry: Seutter, E. R. von (Elisaeus R.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justus Sheffield: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Chace: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons