Famous people · Piney Grove
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Piney Grove
Carson McCullers is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. The nearest, Harvey Glance, was born in Phenix City, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Piney Grove is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Carson McCullers
Best known
Carson McCullers
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Piney Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Piney Grove
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wayne Brady
born 1972American actor, comedian, and television personality
Fred Newman
born 1952American actor, voice actor, composer, comedian, musician, singer, foley artist and former talk show host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piney Grove 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 (7)
- Carson McCullers: Carl Van Vechten, 1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Chapman Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Brady: SAMHSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ma Rainey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Kelley: Romina Espinosa, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Glance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gibbs: White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons