#13 famous people call Gurley their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American football player Harry Esslinger, covered in 2 languages. Lena Styles is second and Jordan Chunn third. From Harry Esslinger to Jordan Chunn, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1995. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.

Born in Gurley
Harry Esslinger has articles in 2 languages, Lena Styles in 2 and Jordan Chunn in 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gurley and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Harry Esslinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons