Famous people · Blue Springs
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blue Springs
The nearest, George Wallace, was born in Clio, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Blue Springs yet. Selma has the most of any town in Alabama: 70. After Selma, the next longest list in Alabama is Tuscaloosa’s, with 65.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
George Wallace
Best known
George Wallace
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blue Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blue Springs
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Big Mama Thornton
1926–1984American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
Katherine Jackson
born 1930Matriarch of the Jackson musical family
Jesse Lee Peterson
born 1949American radio and TV host and political commentator
Katie Britt
born 1982United States Senator from Alabama since 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Springs 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)
- George Wallace: Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Mama Thornton: Barbara Weinberg Barefield, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Britt: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna D'Errico: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dderrico&action=edit&redlink=1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Reeves: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons