Famous people · Buchanan
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buchanan
Closest of all is Sterling Holloway, from Cedartown, 16 mi away. No entry yet names Buchanan as a birthplace. Across Georgia, 344 towns list someone born there. Rome’s 66 names make the longest list in Georgia.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Sterling Holloway
Best known
Sterling Holloway
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Buchanan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Buchanan
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Asa Griggs Candler
1851–1929American mayor and businessman
Thomas A. Dorsey
1899–1993American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buchanan 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 (6)
- 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
- Asa Griggs Candler: Asa_Candler_2.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jae Crowder: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Hunt: Jessxtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maidie Norman: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Buchanan: Nick Noid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons