22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dudley
Closest of all is Jeralean Talley, from Montrose, 4 mi away. The list for Dudley is empty for now. 344 towns in Georgia have at least one famous person on record. Rome has the most of any town in Georgia: 66.
What stands out about Dudley’s famous people
Famous people born near Dudley
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.









Joseph Hazelwood
1946–2022Captain of Exxon Valdez during its 1989 oil spill
Robert Edwards
born 1974American college football player, professional football player, running back


Betty Maxwell
born 1994American beauty pageant contestant

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dudley 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 (12)
- 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
- J. Roy Rowland: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Maxwell: Staff Sgt. Sean Harp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Mays Hughes: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Walden: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Nelson: Baseballnick55, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons