Huey Long
1893–1935American politician, Governor of Louisiana, and United States Senator
Famous people · Atlanta
Born near Atlanta: 30 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Huey Long, was born in Winnfield, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Atlanta yet. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67. Monroe has the second-longest list in Louisiana, after Lake Charles, with 52.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Huey Long
Best known
Huey Long
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Atlanta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Atlanta
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Earl Long
1895–1960American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms
William Jay Smith
1918–2015American writer, translator, editor
Gordon Gunter
1909–1998American marine biologist and fisheries scientist
Ed Walker
1901–1972American football player and coach of football and basketball
Marvin T. Culpepper
1908–1970Louisiana engineer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atlanta 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 (17)
- Huey Long: Uncredited news photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marques Johnson: Associated Students of the University of California at Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Long: State of Louisiana., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hopkins Sibley: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Pope: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillis William Long: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah Churchill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Brown: Chart Records / RCA Victor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Joseph Wilson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hilburn: ChrisMorris333, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Speedy Long: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Leonard Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Thomas: April Spreeman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Riggs: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Listach: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald J. Hays: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Stovall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons