
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shady Dale
Closest of all is Trisha Yearwood, from Monticello, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Alice Walker, with articles in 96 languages. No entry yet names Shady Dale as a birthplace. Across Georgia, the lists cover 356 towns.
What stands out about Shady Dale’s famous people
Famous people born near Shady Dale
Nobody born in Shady Dale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shady Dale 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
- Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trisha Yearwood: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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