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Born near Temple: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Asa Griggs Candler, born in Villa Rica, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Dashner, with articles in 36 languages. The Georgia lists hold names for 344 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Temple.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
James Dashner
Best known
James Dashner
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Temple’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Temple
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas A. Dorsey
1899–1993American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
Roy Lee Johnson
1938–2024American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Temple 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 (6)
- James Dashner: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling Holloway: NBC. Bureau of Industrial Service was a division of advertising agency Yong & Rubicam. Many television and radio publicity photos were distributed by this agency on behalf of networks and sponsors. Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Griggs Candler: Asa_Candler_2.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jae Crowder: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Hunt: Jessxtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robyn Lively: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons