Famous people · Billingsley
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Billingsley
The nearest, Drew Roy, was born in Clanton, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Nat King Cole, with articles in 78 languages. The list for Billingsley is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Nat King Cole
Best known
Nat King Cole
in 78 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Billingsley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Billingsley
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roman Harper
born 1982American football player, defensive back, safety
Bill Traylor
1854–1949African American artist and sharecropper
Minnie Bruce Pratt
1946–2023American educator, poet, essayist and theorist
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.
born 1963American space agency executive
Claudette Colvin
1939–2026African-American civil rights activist
Henry Carr
1942–2015American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Billingsley 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 (22)
- Nat King Cole: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Octavia Spencer: Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mia Hamm: Rob Poetsch on Flickr; cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zelda Fitzgerald: Alfred Cheney Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Sessions: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Pickett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Wallace: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudette Colvin: The Visibility Project, Claudette Colvin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Carr: Mario De Biassi/Giorgio Lotti (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Roy: Joella Marano at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellasportfolio/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Bonner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlan Collins: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan DelBene: Robert Kangas from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bull Connor: City of Birmingham, Alabama, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.: NASA/MSFC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Harper: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. J. Howard: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan C. Grossklag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Jackson Caldwell: "The Daily American" (Nashville, TN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antowain Smith: Flickr user Rick Kimpel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James K. Parsons: Naval Historical Collection, U.S. Naval War College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Bryant: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zac Stacy: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons