22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Toomsboro
The best known of them is Marjorie Taylor Greene, with articles in 38 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Toomsboro. James Arthur Williams, born in Gordon, 15 mi away, is the closest. Across Georgia, 353 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Toomsboro’s famous people
Famous people born near Toomsboro
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.













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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toomsboro 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 (13)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Muhammad: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Wolfson, Stanley, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Johnson: Ringside cameraman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Jefferson Jr.: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcos Knight: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alva M. Lumpkin: U.S. Senate historical office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Demaryius Thomas: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Minor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rienzi Melville Johnston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Brown: User Xxpunkcheese98xx on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tillie K. Fowler: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roy Rowland: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Wood: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons