Born near Mulberry: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Takeoff, with articles in 34 languages. Braselton’s list, next door, has 2 names, Thomas Hoyt Davis first among them. Closest of all is Cindy Brogdon, from Buford, 7 mi away. 351 towns in Georgia have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Mulberry’s famous people
Famous people born near Mulberry
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Richard Russell Jr.
1897–197166th Governor of Georgia (1931–1933), U.S. Senator from Georgia

Margaret Woodrow Wilson
1886–1944Acting First Lady of the United States


Eric Shanteau
born 1983American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder



Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre
1887–1933American presidential daughter and activist




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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Braselton’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mulberry 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 (15)
- Margaret Woodrow Wilson: Unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Johnson: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Zimmerman: Hossein Zohrevand, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezzard Charles: Distributed by ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelli Giddish: jen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russell Jr.: United States Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Shanteau: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MattyBRaps: Casey Florig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Goodwin: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Wolff: u/reepers_hellcat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownie Wise: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sion James: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skyler Day: jus10h, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons