Born near Riddleville: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is McHenry Boatwright, from Tennille, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Elijah Muhammad, with articles in 35 languages. No famous person’s birth in Riddleville is on record yet. Rome has the most of any town in Georgia: 66.
What stands out about Riddleville’s famous people
Famous people born near Riddleville
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Edwards
born 1974American college football player, professional football player, running back








Reuben Walker Carswell
1837–1889Georgia militia Confederate States Army Brigadier General






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riddleville 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 (14)
- Elijah Muhammad: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Wolfson, Stanley, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirabeau B. Lamar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Johnson: Ringside cameraman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Jefferson Jr.: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Guy: Los Angeles Raiders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcos Knight: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Minor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rienzi Melville Johnston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mitchell: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose R. Wright: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Armani Moore: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roy Rowland: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robby Wells: Robby Wells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Walden: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons