Famous people · Walnut Grove
Born near Walnut Grove: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Elizabeth Patterson, was born in Savannah, 15 mi away. The best known of them is Sam Phillips, with articles in 36 languages. Across Tennessee, 239 towns list someone born there. No famous person’s birth in Walnut Grove is on record yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Sam Phillips
Best known
Sam Phillips
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Walnut Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Walnut Grove
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
1881–1965American author and lawyer
Robert Selph Henry
1889–1970American lawyer, railroad executive and historian
Sam Phillips
1923–2003American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut Grove 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 (8)
- Sam Phillips: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Handy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Meadows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Rosenbaum: Kevin B. Lee and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorrit Hoffleit: State of Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Patterson: Trailer screenshot (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melba Montgomery: Musicor Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Sigismund Stribling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons