Famous people · Adrian
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Adrian
The nearest, Ray Guy, was born in Swainsboro, 15 mi away. Sugar Ray Robinson is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Adrian. In all of Georgia, the famous people on record come from 344 towns.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Sugar Ray Robinson
Best known
Sugar Ray Robinson
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Adrian’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Adrian
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bobbie E. Brown
1907–1971United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adrian 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 (14)
- Sugar Ray Robinson: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Johnson: Ringside cameraman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Guy: Los Angeles Raiders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcos Knight: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mitchell: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armani Moore: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roy Rowland: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robby Wells: Robby Wells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Walden: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Stokes: User:Venomgraphics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tedi Thurman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobbie E. Brown: Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Campbell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons