Famous people · Ephesus
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ephesus
Closest of all is Vern Gosdin, from Woodland, 8 mi away. Barry Buchanan is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ephesus. 351 of the towns in Georgia list at least one person.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Barry Buchanan
Best known
Barry Buchanan
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ephesus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ephesus
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roy Lee Johnson
1938–2024American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.
1838–1915Namesake of Johnson City, Texas; grandfather of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ephesus 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)
- Barry Buchanan: Nick Noid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Crowder: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Smith: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Foster: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Charles Adamson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jones: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul D. Adams: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jack Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Bozeman: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Whitley: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Murphy: User:Sethlynwood1993, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Brown: AccountabilityGroup, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dontavius Russell: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Huey: HueyTunes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Anderson Handley: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons