Born near Arcade: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Brandon Mosley, born in Jefferson, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frances Conroy, with articles in 42 languages. Of the towns next door, Jefferson lists the most: 5, with Corey Smith first. 344 of the towns in Georgia list at least one person.
What stands out about Arcade’s famous people
Famous people born near Arcade
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Richard Russell Jr.
1897–197166th Governor of Georgia (1931–1933), U.S. Senator from Georgia
Crawford Williamson Long
1815–1878American physician





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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Jefferson’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arcade 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 (8)
- Frances Conroy: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russell Jr.: United States Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred H. Colquitt: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Javianne Oliver: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Moss: Dave Sizer on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Walker: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamartine Griffin Hardman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Smith: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
