
Born near Arnoldsville: 20 famous people within 35 miles
George Rockingham Gilmer, born in Lexington, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Crawford Williamson Long, with articles in 28 languages. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66. After Rome, the next longest list in Georgia is Albany’s, with 62.
What stands out about Arnoldsville’s famous people
Famous people born near Arnoldsville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Crawford Williamson Long
1815–1878American physician






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arnoldsville 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)
- Sonny Terry: The original uploader was Mombas at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Harper: DUB Network, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Tate: Olivier Ménart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Daniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rockingham Gilmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crosby Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrell Felton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons