Famous people · Highland Lakes
Born near Highland Lakes: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Michael Papajohn, from Vestavia Hills, 7 mi away. The list for Highland Lakes is empty for now. Condoleezza Rice is the most widely known, written about in 113 languages. The nearest list is next door in Hoover: 10 names, starting with Marlon Humphrey.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Condoleezza Rice
Best known
Condoleezza Rice
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland Lakes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland Lakes
The 29 best known born 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
Virginia Hill
1916–1966American woman who was a Chicago Outfit courier
George Lindsey
1928–2012American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker
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The best known from each town bordering Highland Lakes.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Lakes 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)
- 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
- Charles Barkley: Wright-Patt AFB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Jones: Digital Campaign Manager Doug Jones for Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Bentley: Sutherland Boswell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Edwards: Bernie Ilson, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Simmons: The original uploader was Bcrowell at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Pixel23 at en.wikipedia., 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
- Marlon Humphrey: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ameer Abdullah: Thundrplaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James MacKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Calvin Battle: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Chapman: Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons