Famous people · Kinston
Born near Kinston: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill Yates, from Samson, 10 mi away. No entry yet names Kinston as a birthplace. Katie Britt is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Famous people are on record for 289 of the towns in Alabama.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Katie Britt
Best known
Katie Britt
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kinston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kinston
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank J. Tipler
born 1947American physicist noted for his book The Physics of Immortality
Katie Britt
born 1982United States Senator from Alabama since 2023
Elizabeth B. Andrews
1911–2002American congresswoman for Alabama
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kinston 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 (6)
- Katie Britt: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Tipler: Campus Party, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Moore: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Person: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Mixson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth B. Andrews: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons