Howell Heflin
1921–2005Democratic United States Senator from Alabama
Famous people · Sumner
Born near Sumner: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Ray Charles is the most widely known, written about in 106 languages. Closest of all is Howell Heflin, from Poulan, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Sumner is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Ray Charles
Best known
Ray Charles
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sumner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sumner
Nobody born in Sumner is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Paula Deen
born 1947American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personality
Jody Powell
1943–2009White House press secretary to President Jimmy Carter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sumner 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 (15)
- Ray Charles: William Morris Agency (management)/Photo by Maurice Seymour, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Coachman: berria.eus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelo Taylor: Kerstin Winterkamp from BERLIN, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry James: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Phillips: © David Conger :: davidconger.com, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Monk Kidd: MySPNN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Deen: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toiete Jackson, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buster Posey: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Williams: Richard Newhouse Marina, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caitlin Carmichael: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Heflin: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kip Moore: Jessica Wardwell- Red Light Management, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Hamilton: TGC-Topps Gum Cards-photo from Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Floyd Hatcher: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons