Richard Russell Jr.
1897–197166th Governor of Georgia (1931–1933), U.S. Senator from Georgia
Famous people · Auburn
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Auburn
The nearest, Richard Russell Jr., was born in Winder, 7 mi away. Frances Conroy is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. In Georgia, 351 towns have someone on the list. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Auburn.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Frances Conroy
Best known
Frances Conroy
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Auburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Auburn
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eric Shanteau
born 1983American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
1886–1944Acting First Lady of the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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
- Margaret Woodrow Wilson: Unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Johnson: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Zimmerman: Hossein Zohrevand, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezzard Charles: Distributed by ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russell Jr.: United States Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Shanteau: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons