Famous people · Wenona
Born near Wenona: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joe Williams, from Cordele, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Roger Kingdom, with articles in 26 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wenona. Across Georgia, 354 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Roger Kingdom
Best known
Roger Kingdom
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wenona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wenona
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jody Powell
1943–2009White House press secretary to President Jimmy Carter
Betty Shabazz
1934–1997American educator and wife of Malcolm X
Howell Heflin
1921–2005Democratic United States Senator from Alabama
Joseph Hazelwood
1946–2022Captain of Exxon Valdez during its 1989 oil spill
Octavia Rogers Albert
1853–1889African-American author of Life history
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wenona 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 (22)
- Roger Kingdom: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Monk Kidd: MySPNN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buster Posey: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tampa Red: Photographer unknown, was taken sometime around the early 1930s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Shabazz: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Griffin Bell: Peter Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Williams: Richard Newhouse Marina, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Busbee: Georgia Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Heflin: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Hamilton: TGC-Topps Gum Cards-photo from Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bessie Jones: Paul Conklin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Octavia Rogers Albert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan U. Fletcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ragan: Bulby 2.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hiers: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfonzo Dennard: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. F. Sikes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Sears: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy McKinney: Steve Deal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Johnson: Arnie Papp, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons