Born near Braswell: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jayne County, from Dallas, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Robert Patrick, with articles in 53 languages. The list for Braswell is empty for now. In all of Georgia, the famous people on record come from 345 towns.
What stands out about Braswell’s famous people
Famous people born near Braswell
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Thomas A. Dorsey
1899–1993American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music





William Hale
1931–2020American film director and television director

Lil Yachty
born 1997American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
Roy Barnes
born 1948American politician (born 1948); 80th Governor of the U.S. State of Georgia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Braswell 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 (7)
- Robert Patrick: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dashner: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Yachty: The 85 South Comedy Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie Oudin: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling Holloway: NBC. Bureau of Industrial Service was a division of advertising agency Yong & Rubicam. Many television and radio publicity photos were distributed by this agency on behalf of networks and sponsors. Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Sonnett: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons