
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Brow
The nearest, Lauren Alaina, was born in Rossville, 8 mi away. Bessie Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in West Brow. Across Georgia, the lists cover 352 towns.
What stands out about West Brow’s famous people
Famous people born near West Brow
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
Jack Nelson
1931–2014American swimmer, Olympic athlete, swimming coach





Andy Bean
1953–2023American college golfer, professional golfer, PGA Tour member

Who’s the most famous person from West Brow?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who West Brow’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Brow 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)
- Bessie Smith: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralphie May: Alex Archambault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Boston: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Tanner: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara E. Jernigan: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Alaina: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jobyna Ralston: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Harkleroad: Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons