Famous people · Wildwood
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wildwood
Closest of all is Lauren Alaina, from Rossville, 7 mi away. Bessie Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. No famous person on record lists Wildwood as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Bessie Smith
Best known
Bessie Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wildwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wildwood
Nobody born in Wildwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ashley Harkleroad
born 1985American former professional tennis player
Jack Nelson
1931–2014American swimmer, Olympic athlete, swimming coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wildwood 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