Famous people · Highland Lake
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Highland Lake
Closest of all is Miles C. Allgood, from Allgood, 5 mi away. Clayne Crawford is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Highland Lake yet. Across Alabama, the lists cover 299 towns.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Clayne Crawford
Best known
Clayne Crawford
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland Lake
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Osmond Kelly Ingram
1887–1917United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Rusty Paul
American attorney, and District Attorney of Fulton County
Rufus W. Cobb
1829–1913Governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1882
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Lake 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 (16)
- Rufus W. Cobb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Patterson: film screenshot (Guild Productions Inc. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Cunningham: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nico Collins: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Mize: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Ford: au_tiger01, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles C. Allgood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy York: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Igbinoghene: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aubrey Willis Williams: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Cox: J. Glover - Atlanta, Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Dunn: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver W. Dillard: Taken by staff photographer, a US government employee., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osmond Kelly Ingram: no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Natter: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Paul: Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons