Born near Newborn: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Elija Godwin, was born in Covington, 11 mi away. Alice Walker is the most widely known, written about in 96 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Newborn. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
What stands out about Newborn’s famous people
Famous people born near Newborn
Nobody born in Newborn 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 Newborn 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