20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lookout Mountain
Yelawolf, born in Gadsden, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Lookout Mountain is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70. After Selma, the next longest list in Alabama is Tuscaloosa’s, with 65.
What stands out about Lookout Mountain’s famous people
Famous people born near Lookout Mountain
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


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





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lookout Mountain 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
- 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
- Lindy Hood: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons