Famous people · Glencoe
Born near Glencoe: 33 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Michael Biehn, with articles in 52 languages. The nearest list is next door in Gadsden: 55 names, starting with Yelawolf. Not one famous person on record comes from Glencoe yet. Closest of all is Drake White, from Hokes Bluff, 5 mi away.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Michael Biehn
Best known
Michael Biehn
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glencoe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glencoe
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager
Clyde Propst
1898–1959American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Pelham
1838–1863American artillery officer with the Confederate cavalry in the American Civil War
Neel Reid
1885–1926Prominent architect in Atlanta, Georgia in the early 20th century
Asa Earl Carter
1925–1979American speech writer and novelist
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The fullest list close by belongs to Gadsden, with 55.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glencoe 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 (19)
- Michael Biehn: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moore: BibleWizard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Elder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Earl Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Allen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cow Cow Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth A. Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Green: Sgt. Jordan Arnold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake White: Jose E. Rodriguez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy York: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Croyle: Conman33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Haley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pelham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Cunningham: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy Hood: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Propst: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Jelks: uhcstj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin A Poore: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons