Famous people · East Ellijay
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Ellijay
The nearest, James Larry Edmondson, was born in Jasper, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Chase Elliott, with articles in 53 languages. No famous person on record lists East Ellijay as their birthplace yet. Across Georgia, the lists cover 357 towns.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Chase Elliott
Best known
Chase Elliott
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Ellijay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Ellijay
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roy Hall
1920–1991American moonshiner and stock car racing driver
Deborah Norville
born 1958American television journalist and businesswoman
Dale Willis
1938–2021American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher
John Hannah
born 1951American football player, offensive lineman, coach
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The neighbour with the most names is Ellijay, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Ellijay 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 (16)
- Chase Elliott: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marla Maples: Zakirmithu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Akins: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McCartney Kessler: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Almond: Bobik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Singleton: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Elliott: derivative work: Dany3000 Bill_Elliott_Enlists.jpg: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Joseph Buliavac (RELEASED), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Boudinot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hannah: Mschickler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mackey Brown: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Norville: Deborah_Norville_at_Met_Opera.jpg: Rubenstein derivative work: Nightscream, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Boggs: NawlinWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Beasley: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Terry: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ralston: Werner4799, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons