Famous people · Collins
Born near Collins: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dwight Laing Rogers, from Reidsville, 6 mi away. Sugar Ray Robinson is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Collins. No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Sugar Ray Robinson
Best known
Sugar Ray Robinson
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Collins’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Collins
They were born in 15 towns 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 Collins 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 (15)
- 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
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Wallace: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Swindell: MDGovpics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Washington Larsen: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Stokes: User:Venomgraphics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Moses: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Chance: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Gordon Edwards: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Campbell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Pitts: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Laing Rogers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jabbo Smith: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons