Born near Pendergrass: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brandon Mosley, from Jefferson, 5 mi away. Corey Smith leads the 5 names listed next door in Jefferson. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pendergrass. The best known of them is Margaret Woodrow Wilson, with articles in 30 languages.
What stands out about Pendergrass’ famous people
Famous people born near Pendergrass
Nobody born in Pendergrass is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

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


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




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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Jefferson has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pendergrass 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)
- Margaret Woodrow Wilson: Unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russell Jr.: United States Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownie Wise: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sion James: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Brown: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamartine Griffin Hardman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Smith: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
