#1Famous people · Whitwell
3 famous people were born in Whitwell
Articles in 4 languages make the American baseball player Bennie Tate the best known. Ray E. Duke is second and Hillis Layne third. Born in 1901, Bennie Tate is the first name on record, and Ray E. Duke, born in 1923, the most recent. Across Tennessee, 234 towns list someone born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bennie Tate
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Bennie Tate
Youngest
1923
Ray E. Duke
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Whitwell
By how many languages cover them, Bennie Tate comes first (4), then Ray E. Duke (4) and Hillis Layne (3).
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#2Military
Ray E. Duke
1923–1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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What Whitwell is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitwell and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Bennie Tate: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray E. Duke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons