Famous people · Coker
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Coker
Closest of all is Andre Royal, from Northport, 5 mi away. The list for Coker is empty for now. Dinah Washington is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. Across the town line, Northport lists 5, Frank Lary first.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Dinah Washington
Best known
Dinah Washington
in 43 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Coker
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Northport lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coker 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)
- Dinah Washington: Mercury Records The full size copy of the photo shows the photographer to be James Kriegsmann, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Van de Graaff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deontay Wilder: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Davis: Henk Lindeboom / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Lurleen Wallace: Lurleen Wallace, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Jones: Luis Antonio Rodríguez Ochoa from Redmond, Washington. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Marmaduke Kavanaugh: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lary: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons