Famous people · Fayetteville
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fayetteville
Howard Hill, born in Wilsonville, 6 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Sylacauga lists 17, led by Jim Nabors. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fayetteville. The best known of them is Jim Nabors, with articles in 38 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jim Nabors
Best known
Jim Nabors
in 38 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Fayetteville
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The longest list nearby is Sylacauga’s, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fayetteville 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 (7)
- Jim Nabors: Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wallace: Knightwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Bentley: Sutherland Boswell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Simmons: The original uploader was Bcrowell at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Pixel23 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua B. Lee: Congressional biogiude, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Richard Spencer: Elizabeth Casebeer, USAG BadenWuerttemberg Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons