Famous people · Altoona
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Altoona
Closest of all is Patrick Nix, from Attalla, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Yelawolf, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Altoona as their birthplace yet. 298 of the towns in Alabama list at least one person.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Yelawolf
Best known
Yelawolf
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Altoona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Altoona
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rufus W. Cobb
1829–1913Governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1882
Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Altoona 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 (7)
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moore: BibleWizard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Little: E J Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Guy Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus W. Cobb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomason: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles C. Allgood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons