Famous people · Santa Claus
Born near Santa Claus: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Nick Eason, was born in Lyons, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Sugar Ray Robinson, with articles in 50 languages. Across Georgia, 353 towns list someone born there. Lyons’ list, next door, has 8 names, Nick Eason first among them.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Sugar Ray Robinson
Best known
Sugar Ray Robinson
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Santa Claus’ famous people
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Famous people born near Santa Claus
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Nearby, Lyons has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Claus 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)
- Sugar Ray Robinson: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Buxton: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Blount: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Hulme; cropped by User:Blueag9, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vonzell Solomon: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Washington Larsen: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Carter: Phil Coale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Laing Rogers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons