Famous people · Alamo
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Alamo
Benny Dees, born in Mount Vernon, 11 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Alamo yet. The best known of them is Sugar Ray Robinson, with articles in 49 languages. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Sugar Ray Robinson
Best known
Sugar Ray Robinson
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alamo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alamo
The 32 best known born 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 Alamo 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 (16)
- Sugar Ray Robinson: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Johnson: Ringside cameraman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hudson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tempest Storm: Michael Albov, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Erik Walden: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Stokes: User:Venomgraphics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Moses: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobbie E. Brown: Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Campbell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. S. Stuckey, Jr.: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Fowler: Buck Davidson on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Beasley: とらとうはんしん, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Early Love: Alfred Hudson Guernsey and Henry Mills Alden, authors. McDonnell Bros. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Gillis: State of Georgia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons