
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tybee Island
The best known of them is Joe Frazier, with articles in 72 languages. The nearest, Ryan Hartman, was born in Hilton Head Island, 14 mi away. The list for Tybee Island is empty for now. 351 of the towns in Georgia list at least one person.
What stands out about Tybee Island’s famous people
Famous people born near Tybee Island
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Ellen Axson Wilson
1860–1914First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tybee 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 (13)
- Joe Frazier: Bill Apter or David Lee Waite, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flannery O'Connor: Cmacauley, CC BY-SA 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
- Robert Smalls: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candice Glover: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Carter: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Hartman: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph McCall Pate: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd W. Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob E. Smart: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons