Famous people · Bishop
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bishop
Closest of all is Ed Crowley, from Watkinsville, 3 mi away. Frances Conroy is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bishop is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Frances Conroy
Best known
Frances Conroy
in 42 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Bishop
Nobody born in Bishop is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Richard Russell Jr.
1897–197166th Governor of Georgia (1931–1933), U.S. Senator from Georgia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bishop 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
- Sonny Terry: The original uploader was Mombas at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, 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
- William Harrell Felton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons