Forrest Hood James, Jr.
born 1934American politician, 48th Governor of Alabama
Famous people · Five Points
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Five Points
The best known of them is Elijah Kelley, with articles in 22 languages. Forrest Hood James, Jr., born in Lanett, 14 mi away, is the closest. The list for Five Points is empty for now. 288 towns across Alabama can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Elijah Kelley
Best known
Elijah Kelley
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Five Points’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Five Points
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chips Moman
1937–2016American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter
Fred Newman
born 1952American actor, voice actor, composer, comedian, musician, singer, foley artist and former talk show host
William Louis Dickinson
1925–2008Alabama Republican politician
Roy Lee Johnson
1938–2024American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Five Points 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)
- Elijah Kelley: Romina Espinosa, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Malcolm Patterson: Auburn University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Allen Culberson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Hood James, Jr.: Auburn University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Callaway: George Augusta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Patterson: Okeanroe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chips Moman: Jeremy L. Roberts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Louis Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Levi Sheppard: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Finley: Giorgio_Armani_e_l'Olimpia_Milano_(2009).jpg: Bruno Cordioli derivative work: MoRecupero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons