Born near Summertown: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Daryl Turner, from Wadley, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Nathan Deal, with articles in 28 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Summertown. No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66.
What stands out about Summertown’s famous people
Famous people born near Summertown
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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

Nathan Deal
born 194282nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019


Bob Waters
1938–1989American football player and coach, college athletics administrator




Robert Lee Scott Jr.
1908–2006Brigadier General in the United States Air Force

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summertown 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)
- Nathan Deal: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirabeau B. Lamar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Guy: Los Angeles Raiders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houstoun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mitchell: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wycliffe Gordon: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Robert Lee Scott Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bey: Debraannclark, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Gilmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carpenter Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons