14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gallaway
The best known of them is Morgan Freeman, with articles in 127 languages. Closest of all is John Shelton Wilder, from Mason, 7 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Arlington: 3 names, starting with Hunter Goodman. The list for Gallaway is empty for now.
What stands out about Gallaway’s famous people
Famous people born near Gallaway
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Arlington: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gallaway 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)
- Morgan Freeman: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aretha Franklin: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Turner: HBO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Bates: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannen Doherty: Wilson Cleveland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hale: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginnifer Goodwin: User:David Shankbone (David Shankbone), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons