Famous people · Mansfield
Born near Mansfield: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Elija Godwin, from Covington, 9 mi away. Alice Walker is the most widely known, written about in 96 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Mansfield yet. No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Alice Walker
Best known
Alice Walker
in 96 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mansfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mansfield
Nobody born in Mansfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joel Chandler Harris
1848–1908American journalist, children's writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mansfield 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 (8)
- Alice Walker: Liberty Media for Women, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Trisha Yearwood: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Chandler Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Moody: Ehabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Mathis: OBender12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons