Born near Egypt: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Yelawolf, with articles in 29 languages. Patrick Nix, born in Attalla, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Egypt. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
What stands out about Egypt’s famous people
Famous people born near Egypt
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager






Brock Colvin
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives

Rufus W. Cobb
1829–1913Governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1882

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Egypt 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 (10)
- 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
- Rufus W. Cobb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomason: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake White: Jose E. Rodriguez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Croyle: Conman33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Earl Carnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hearn: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Colvin: Alabama Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons