Famous people · Rayle
Born near Rayle: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Crawford Williamson Long, with articles in 28 languages. Edward Porter Alexander, born in Washington, 10 mi away, is the closest. Across Georgia, the lists cover 344 towns. No famous person’s birth in Rayle is on record yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Crawford Williamson Long
Best known
Crawford Williamson Long
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rayle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rayle
Nobody born in Rayle is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Eliza Frances Andrews
1840–1931American writer, botanist, and teacher
James E. Boyd
1906–1998American physicist and administrator
Crawford Williamson Long
1815–1878American physician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rayle 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 (13)
- Sonny Terry: The original uploader was Mombas at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Harper: DUB Network, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Eliza Frances Andrews: E F Andrews/Published by D Appleton, NY, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Tate: Olivier Ménart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Boyd: Georgia Tech Research Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Daniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rockingham Gilmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crosby Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrell Felton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa H. Willie: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons