
Born near Fair Oaks: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Patrick, from Marietta, 2 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fair Oaks. Martin Luther King Jr. is the most widely known, written about in 248 languages. Across the town line, Marietta lists 38, Robert Patrick first.
What stands out about Fair Oaks’ famous people
Famous people born near Fair Oaks
Nobody born in Fair Oaks is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Roy Barnes
born 1948American politician (born 1948); 80th Governor of the U.S. State of Georgia

Martin Luther King Jr.
1929–1968American Baptist minister and civil rights leader






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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Marietta has the most people on record, 38 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fair Oaks 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 (9)
- Martin Luther King Jr.: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Roberts: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Mitchell: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Aumuller, Al, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Soderbergh: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Tucker: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chloë Grace Moretz: Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Patrick: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keri Hilson: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Wheeler: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

