Famous people · Lone Oak
Born near Lone Oak: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Derek Smith, born in Hogansville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Erskine Caldwell, with articles in 49 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lone Oak. Famous people are on record for 351 of the towns in Georgia.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Erskine Caldwell
Best known
Erskine Caldwell
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lone Oak’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lone Oak
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Erskine Caldwell
1903–1987American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, essayist
Y. Frank Freeman
1890–1969American film studio executive
Ellis Arnall
1907–1992American politician, Governor of Georgia
Hamilton Bohannon
1942–2020American drummer, band leader, percussionist, record producer and songwriter
Chips Moman
1937–2016American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter
Fred Newman
born 1952American actor, voice actor, composer, comedian, musician, singer, foley artist and former talk show host
Roy Lee Johnson
1938–2024American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lone Oak 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 (13)
- Erskine Caldwell: Giorgio Lotti (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Jackson: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Kelley: Romina Espinosa, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Woods: Mark Coggins from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Callaway: George Augusta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Arnall: Universal Studios, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Terrell: Clinedinst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Pluskota: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Chips Moman: Jeremy L. Roberts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Bedrosian: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y. Frank Freeman: "Students of the Georgia School of Technology", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Smith: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons