Famous people · Jersey
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jersey
Closest of all is Frances Conroy, from Monroe, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Dakota Fanning, with articles in 85 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Jersey yet. In Georgia, 344 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Dakota Fanning
Best known
Dakota Fanning
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jersey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jersey
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eric Shanteau
born 1983American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Richard Russell Jr.
1897–197166th Governor of Georgia (1931–1933), U.S. Senator from Georgia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jersey 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 (14)
- Dakota Fanning: Crislapi3, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Hunter: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Conroy: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Moody: Ehabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Zimmerman: Hossein Zohrevand, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezzard Charles: Distributed by ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Mathis: OBender12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russell Jr.: United States Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephon Castle: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Thompkins: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Shanteau: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Adams: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred H. Colquitt: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Javianne Oliver: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons