Famous people · Dauphin Island
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dauphin Island
Closest of all is Jimmy Buffett, from Pascagoula, 25 mi away. Tim Cook is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No famous person’s birth in Dauphin Island is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Tim Cook
Best known
Tim Cook
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dauphin Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dauphin Island
Nobody born in Dauphin Island is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Tim Cook
born 1960American business executive, former Apple executive chairman
Lloyd J. Austin III
born 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense
Gregory Benford
born 1941Science fiction author and astrophysicist
Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki
1984–2013American fugitive wanted on terrorism charges
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dauphin Island 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)
- Tim Cook: Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd J. Austin III: Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Aaron: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laverne Cox: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aron Jóhannsson: Steindy 21:34, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julio Jones: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons