Famous people · Dexter
Born near Dexter: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Jeralean Talley, born in Montrose, 10 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Dexter yet. In all of Georgia, the famous people on record come from 344 towns. The longest list in Georgia is Rome’s, with 66 names.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jeralean Talley
Best known
Jeralean Talley
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dexter’s famous people
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Famous people born near Dexter
Nobody born in Dexter 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 Dexter 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)
- 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
- 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
- J. Roy Rowland: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons