Famous people · Rutledge
Born near Rutledge: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frances Conroy, was born in Monroe, 14 mi away. Alice Walker is the most widely known, written about in 96 languages. No entry yet names Rutledge as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Alice Walker
Best known
Alice Walker
in 96 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rutledge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rutledge
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joel Chandler Harris
1848–1908American journalist, children's writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutledge 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)
- Alice Walker: Liberty Media for Women, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dakota Fanning: Crislapi3, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Hunter: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Conroy: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trisha Yearwood: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Chandler Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Moody: Ehabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Terry: The original uploader was Mombas at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons