Famous people · Woolsey
Born near Woolsey: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Will Anderson, born in Hampton, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Doc Holliday, with articles in 32 languages. 351 of the towns in Georgia list at least one person. The list for Woolsey is empty for now.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Doc Holliday
Best known
Doc Holliday
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woolsey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woolsey
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Doc Holliday
1851–1887Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West
Anne Rivers Siddons
1936–2019Novelist from the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woolsey 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 (14)
- Doc Holliday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyomia Tyus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Theory: Zippo9310, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Andrews: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jabari Smith Jr.: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Luther King Sr.: White House Staff Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Gault: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Loudermilk: United States House of Representatives Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh M. Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Anderson: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Branch: Tennessee Titans (4:59), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Bedrosian: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Martin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons