
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sand Rock
Lindy Hood, born in Leesburg, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Leesburg lists Lindy Hood. The best known of them is Yelawolf, with articles in 29 languages. The list for Sand Rock is empty for now.
What stands out about Sand Rock’s famous people
Famous people born near Sand Rock
Nobody born in Sand Rock is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Philip Ober
1902–1982American stage, film and television actor








Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Leesburg has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sand Rock 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 (15)
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moore: BibleWizard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ober: RKO Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Stinson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Flock: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nelson: Spc. Benhur Ayettey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Davenport: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth A. Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake White: Jose E. Rodriguez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Burnett: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Pruitt: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy Hood: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Jelks: uhcstj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Pope: Brandnewman2914, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin A Poore: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
