Famous people · Skidaway Island
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Skidaway Island
Flannery O'Connor is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. The nearest, Jacob Snider, was born in Montgomery, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Montgomery lists 2, Jacob Snider first. No famous person’s birth in Skidaway Island is on record yet.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Flannery O'Connor
Best known
Flannery O'Connor
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Skidaway Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Skidaway Island
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen Axson Wilson
1860–1914First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914
John W. Wilcox, Jr.
1882–1942American admiral, college athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Skidaway Island.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Skidaway Island 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)
- Flannery O'Connor: Cmacauley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Khalid: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacy Keach: Susanne at https://www.flickr.com/photos/shine_like_stars/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Hopkins: Miriam_Hopkins_Argentinean_Magazine_AD_2.jpg: CINEGRAF magazine derivative work: Wildhartlivie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Aiken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Axson Wilson: PRES FILE; published c1912 Oct. 1. (J173724-28 U.S. Copyright Office), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeLisha Milton-Jones: Gerry J. Gilmore. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davion Mitchell: LockedIN Magazine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priscilla Ahn: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Carter: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Hartman: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faxon M. Dean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Wilcox, Jr.: United States Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Davenport Raines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons