Famous people · Lilly
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lilly
The nearest, Roger Kingdom, was born in Vienna, 6 mi away. Rosalynn Carter is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. 344 towns in Georgia have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Rosalynn Carter
Best known
Rosalynn Carter
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lilly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lilly
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Betty Shabazz
1934–1997American educator and wife of Malcolm X
Jody Powell
1943–2009White House press secretary to President Jimmy Carter
Octavia Rogers Albert
1853–1889African-American author of Life history
Ron Simmons
born 1958American football player and professional wrestler
Rosalynn Carter
1927–2023First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Amy Carter
born 1967Daughter of United States president Jimmy Carter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lilly 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)
- Rosalynn Carter: File:Rose Carter, official color photo, 1977.jpg: White House derivative work: Hagar (User talk:Hagar), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Perdue: Bruce Tuten from Savannah, Georgia, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Hodges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Kingdom: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tampa Red: Photographer unknown, was taken sometime around the early 1930s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washed Out: georgia from brooklyn, usa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Shabazz: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Griffin Bell: Peter Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Williams: Richard Newhouse Marina, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Thornton: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Busbee: Georgia Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Carter: U.S. Embassy Belize, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Jones: Paul Conklin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Octavia Rogers Albert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons