Born near Fort Valley: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Andy Devine leads the 17 names listed next door in Flagstaff. Closest of all is Velma S. Salabiye, from Bellemont, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Diana Gabaldon, with articles in 36 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fort Valley.
What stands out about Fort Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Fort Valley
Nobody born in Fort Valley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Tyler Gillett
born 1982American film director, cinematographer, writer and producer




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Famous people from the towns next door
Flagstaff has the longest list next door: 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Valley 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 (6)
- Diana Gabaldon: Andreas Pavelic, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Devine: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Frankel: IDDQD Sound, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Gillett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Hagen: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Carlos Nakai: Hugo Ramos from Lisbon, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
