Famous people · Crossville
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crossville
Closest of all is Andrew Pope, from Geraldine, 5 mi away. Yelawolf is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Crossville. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Yelawolf
Best known
Yelawolf
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crossville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crossville
Nobody born in Crossville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Brock Colvin
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Jeanette Scissum
born 1939American mathematician and space scientist
Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crossville 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 (16)
- 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
- Joe Starnes: Harris & Ewing, official White House photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomason: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Pruitt: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allan Wyeth: Wellcome Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanette Scissum: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy Hood: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Earl Carnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Jelks: uhcstj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Pope: Brandnewman2914, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin A Poore: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hearn: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Colvin: Alabama Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Scissum: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons