Famous people · Walden
Born near Walden: 21 famous people within 35 miles
George H. Barker, born in Falling Water, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bessie Smith, with articles in 57 languages. Over the border in Signal Mountain, one name is on record: Charles Henry Coolidge. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Walden.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Bessie Smith
Best known
Bessie Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Walden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Walden
Nobody born in Walden is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
Raymond H. Cooley
1916–1947United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Louis B. Juillerat
1915–1969American football and track and field coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
Signal Mountain has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walden 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 (9)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Boston: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Tanner: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara E. Jernigan: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Stewart: The original uploader was John English 9999 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons