25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Funston
Closest of all is Tate Armstrong, from Moultrie, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Funston as a birthplace. The best known of them is Joanne Woodward, with articles in 70 languages. The Georgia lists hold names for 344 towns.
What stands out about Funston’s famous people
Famous people born near Funston
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Howell Heflin
1921–2005Democratic United States Senator from Alabama









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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Funston 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 (15)
- Joanne Woodward: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Monk Kidd: MySPNN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joelle Carter: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray McKinnon: LGEPR, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dina Titus: Office of Representative Dina Titus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caitlin Carmichael: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Hardwick: Harris and Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Heflin: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Ward: Donn Dughi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kip Moore: Jessica Wardwell- Red Light Management, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger Flowers: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Branch Colquitt: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Floyd Hatcher: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Lee Evans: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Eugene Cox: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons