Famous people · Higgston
Born near Higgston: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Sugar Ray Robinson, with articles in 50 languages. Closest of all is Mel Blount, from Vidalia, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Higgston. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Sugar Ray Robinson
Best known
Sugar Ray Robinson
in 50 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Higgston
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Higgston 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 (7)
- Sugar Ray Robinson: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Guy: Los Angeles Raiders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mitchell: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armani Moore: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Laing Rogers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Stokes: User:Venomgraphics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons