Famous people · Langston
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Langston
Closest of all is John Allen Chau, from Scottsboro, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Langston as a birthplace. Selma’s 70 names make the longest list in Alabama. After Selma, the next longest list in Alabama is Tuscaloosa’s, with 65.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
John Allen Chau
Best known
John Allen Chau
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Langston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Langston
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jeanette Scissum
born 1939American mathematician and space scientist
Philip Ober
1902–1982American stage, film and television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Langston 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 (15)
- Angela Little: E J Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ober: RKO Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Stinson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Flock: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Nelson: Spc. Benhur Ayettey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Starnes: Harris & Ewing, official White House photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Jones, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomason: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Pruitt: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allan Wyeth: Wellcome Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanette Scissum: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Tabor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Earl Carnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hearn: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons