Itoro Umoh-Coleman
born 1977Nigerian-American basketball player-coach
Famous people · Matthews
Born near Matthews: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Itoro Umoh-Coleman, from Hephzibah, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Oliver Hardy, with articles in 58 languages. The list for Matthews is empty for now. Across Georgia, 353 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Oliver Hardy
Best known
Oliver Hardy
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Matthews’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Matthews
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Oliver Hardy
1892–1957American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy
Reuben Walker Carswell
1837–1889Georgia militia Confederate States Army Brigadier General
Thomas E. Watson
1856–1922American politician, attorney, editor and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matthews 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)
- Oliver Hardy: Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reese Hoffa: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirabeau B. Lamar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Jackson: Millie_Jackson.jpg: Albert Domasin derivative work: FotoPhest, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Watson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vonteego Cummings: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Itoro Umoh-Coleman: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wycliffe Gordon: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons