Famous people · Norwood
Born near Norwood: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Millie Jackson, born in Thomson, 12 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Oliver Hardy, with articles in 58 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Norwood. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Oliver Hardy
Best known
Oliver Hardy
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Norwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Norwood
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas E. Watson
1856–1922American politician, attorney, editor and writer
Eliza Frances Andrews
1840–1931American writer, botanist, and teacher
Oliver Hardy
1892–1957American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy
James E. Boyd
1906–1998American physicist and administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwood 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 (11)
- Oliver Hardy: Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Terry: The original uploader was Mombas at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- William Heard Kilpatrick: William Heard Kilpatrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Porter Alexander: George W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Jackson: Millie_Jackson.jpg: Albert Domasin derivative work: FotoPhest, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Frances Andrews: E F Andrews/Published by D Appleton, NY, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Watson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Boyd: Georgia Tech Research Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vonteego Cummings: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crosby Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons