Famous people · Rebecca
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rebecca
The best known of them is Roger Kingdom, with articles in 26 languages. The nearest, Frank Williams, was born in Ashburn, 12 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Rebecca. Rome has the most of any town in Georgia: 66.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Roger Kingdom
Best known
Roger Kingdom
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rebecca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rebecca
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Morris Berthold Abram
1918–2000American civil rights lawyer
Frances Mayes
born 1940American university professor and writer
Jody Powell
1943–2009White House press secretary to President Jimmy Carter
Howell Heflin
1921–2005Democratic United States Senator from Alabama
Betty Shabazz
1934–1997American educator and wife of Malcolm X
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rebecca 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 (16)
- Roger Kingdom: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Monk Kidd: MySPNN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Towns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Shabazz: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Williams: Richard Newhouse Marina, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hudson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caitlin Carmichael: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Busbee: Georgia Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Heflin: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tempest Storm: Michael Albov, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kip Moore: Jessica Wardwell- Red Light Management, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Prater: Stax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Berthold Abram: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hiers: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons