
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Unionville
The nearest, Caitlin Carmichael, was born in Tifton, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Sue Monk Kidd, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Unionville as their birthplace yet. Rome’s 66 names make the longest list in Georgia.
What stands out about Unionville’s famous people
Famous people born near Unionville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Howell Heflin
1921–2005Democratic United States Senator from Alabama



Frances Mayes
born 1940American university professor and writer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Unionville 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 (8)
- Sue Monk Kidd: MySPNN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Towns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizz Wright: Lizz Wright Rudolstadt 03.jpg : Schorle derivative work: LllC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray McKinnon: LGEPR, CC BY 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
- Charles Floyd Hatcher: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons