Famous people · Mount Zion
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mount Zion
The nearest, Barry Buchanan, was born in Bowdon, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Sterling Holloway, with articles in 28 languages. No famous person’s birth in Mount Zion is on record yet. Rome’s 66 names make the longest list in Georgia.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Sterling Holloway
Best known
Sterling Holloway
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Zion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Zion
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Asa Griggs Candler
1851–1929American mayor and businessman
Thomas A. Dorsey
1899–1993American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
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 Mount Zion 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 (6)
- Sterling Holloway: NBC. Bureau of Industrial Service was a division of advertising agency Yong & Rubicam. Many television and radio publicity photos were distributed by this agency on behalf of networks and sponsors. Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Griggs Candler: Asa_Candler_2.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jae Crowder: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Hunt: Jessxtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maidie Norman: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Buchanan: Nick Noid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons