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Famous people · Cottonwood

Cottonwood is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the united States federal judge Emmett Ripley Cox the best known. The other is Pete Coachman, the American baseball player. The oldest name on the list belongs to Emmett Ripley Cox, born in 1935, the newest to Pete Coachman, born in 1961. No town in Alabama lists more than Selma, with 70.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Emmett Ripley Cox
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Emmett Ripley Cox
Youngest
1961
Pete Coachman
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Cottonwood

EC#1
Politics & Law

Emmett Ripley Cox

1935–2021

United States federal judge

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PC#2
Sports

Pete Coachman

born 1961

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottonwood and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.