Famous people · Cumming
Born near Cumming: 19 famous people within 35 miles
John Wayne is the most widely known, written about in 120 languages. Closest of all is Jenista Clark, from Norwalk, 3 mi away. Of the towns next door, West Des Moines lists the most: 7, with Peter Hedges first. The list for Cumming is empty for now.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
John Wayne
Best known
John Wayne
in 120 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cumming’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cumming
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peter Hedges
born 1962American novelist, screenwriter, film director
Stanley B. Prusiner
born 1942American neurologist and biochemist
Thomas Bernard Croat
born 1938American botanist and curator
George Leslie Stout
1897–1978American curator, Monuments Man, museum director
Donna Nalewaja
1939–2021American politician and real estate broker
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Famous people from the towns next door
West Des Moines leads the towns around it, with 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumming 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)
- John Wayne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley B. Prusiner: Christopher Michel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloris Leachman: Voice Chasers, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Taylor: Duude125, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bryson: The National Churches Trust from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Routh: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Jordison: Rezter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priscilla Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons