Famous people · Chester
Born near Chester: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Jeralean Talley, born in Montrose, 11 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Chester. In Georgia, 351 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jeralean Talley
Best known
Jeralean Talley
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chester
Nobody born in Chester is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph Hazelwood
1946–2022Captain of Exxon Valdez during its 1989 oil spill
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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.
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- Anthony Johnson: Ringside cameraman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hudson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tempest Storm: Michael Albov, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Petway: Soilets at German Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcos Knight: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blowfly: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demaryius Thomas: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons