
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Odum
The nearest, Erriyon Knighton, was born in Jesup, 9 mi away. Khalid is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Odum yet. In all of Georgia, the famous people on record come from 344 towns.
What stands out about Odum’s famous people
Famous people born near Odum
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Naomi Whitehead
born 1910Oldest living person in the United States

Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr.
1926–2014American real estate developer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Odum 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)
- Khalid: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erriyon Knighton: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davion Mitchell: LockedIN Magazine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priscilla Ahn: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasha Cobbs: robbiesaurus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Buxton: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons