21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ivalee
Patrick Nix, born in Attalla, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Yelawolf, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person’s birth in Ivalee is on record yet. 288 of the towns in Alabama list at least one person.
What stands out about Ivalee’s famous people
Famous people born near Ivalee
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager



Rufus W. Cobb
1829–1913Governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1882


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ivalee 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 (7)
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moore: BibleWizard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Little: E J Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus W. Cobb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomason: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake White: Jose E. Rodriguez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Croyle: Conman33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons