Famous people · Cobbtown
Born near Cobbtown: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Sugar Ray Robinson is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. The nearest, LaVon Mercer, was born in Metter, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cobbtown. The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Sugar Ray Robinson
Best known
Sugar Ray Robinson
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cobbtown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cobbtown
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Danny McBride
born 1976American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cobbtown 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)
- Sugar Ray Robinson: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny McBride: highcastle photography at https://www.flickr.com/photos/78284071@N00/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Foster: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Guy: Los Angeles Raiders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mitchell: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Wallace: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons