Famous people · Woodville
Born near Woodville: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Luke Graham, born in Union Point, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Woodville. The best known of them is Alice Walker, with articles in 96 languages. No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Alice Walker
Best known
Alice Walker
in 96 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woodville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woodville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eliza Frances Andrews
1840–1931American writer, botanist, and teacher
James E. Boyd
1906–1998American physicist and administrator
Joel Chandler Harris
1848–1908American journalist, children's writer
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
1825–1893American lawyer, politician and judge
S. Truett Cathy
1921–2014American restaurateur, businessman, philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodville 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)
- Alice Walker: Liberty Media for Women, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Chandler Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Terry: The original uploader was Mombas at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- William Heard Kilpatrick: William Heard Kilpatrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Porter Alexander: George W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Frances Andrews: E F Andrews/Published by D Appleton, NY, 1908, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Driskell: Billlayton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Boyd: Georgia Tech Research Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Truett Cathy: United States Rep. David Scott (D - Georgia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rockingham Gilmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrell Felton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons