Henry E. Erwin
1921–2002US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Forestdale
Born near Forestdale: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Across the town line, Birmingham lists 45, Condoleezza Rice first. Closest of all is Henry E. Erwin, from Adamsville, 5 mi away. Condoleezza Rice is the most widely known, written about in 113 languages. No famous person’s birth in Forestdale is on record yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Condoleezza Rice
Best known
Condoleezza Rice
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forestdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forestdale
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Condoleezza Rice
born 1954American diplomat and political scientist
Angela Davis
born 1944American political activist, scholar, and author
Edward O. Wilson
1929–2021American biologist, naturalist, and writer
George Lindsey
1928–2012American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker
Virginia Hill
1916–1966American woman who was a Chicago Outfit courier
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The longest list nearby is Birmingham’s, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forestdale 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 (14)
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Davis: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courteney Cox: Felicia C. Sullivan at http://feliciasullivan.com/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward O. Wilson: Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Fletcher: Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Jones: Digital Campaign Manager Doug Jones for Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Edwards: Bernie Ilson, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Hall: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lindsey: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWanna Bonner: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Eaton: Jazzilady at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bradberry: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Bonnett: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James MacKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons