28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Aldora
Closest of all is Joe Ward, from Barnesville, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Doc Holliday, with articles in 32 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Aldora yet. Across Georgia, the lists cover 344 towns.
What stands out about Aldora’s famous people
Famous people born near Aldora
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Doc Holliday
1851–1887Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West







Emory Speer
1848–1918American politician, soldier and lawyer






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aldora 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)
- Doc Holliday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyomia Tyus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Andrews: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Gault: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Collins: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Cochran: GDM Productions/photograph-Glamour Studios, Miami, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Franklin: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglass Watson: Photographer-Friedman-Abeles, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Jones: Rep. Mike Collins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory Speer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Akins: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Petty: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Rutherford: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Edward White: Brown University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons