Born near North High Shoals: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Ed Crowley, born in Watkinsville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frances Conroy, with articles in 42 languages. No entry yet names North High Shoals as a birthplace. Across Georgia, 356 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about North High Shoals’ famous people
Famous people born near North High Shoals
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North High Shoals 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)
- Frances Conroy: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russell Jr.: United States Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred H. Colquitt: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Javianne Oliver: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Moss: Dave Sizer on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Walker: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rockingham Gilmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrell Felton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons