
Born near Malvern: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Donna D'Errico, was born in Dothan, 9 mi away. In all of Alabama, the famous people on record come from 288 towns. Selma has the most of any town in Alabama: 70. After Selma, the next longest list in Alabama is Tuscaloosa’s, with 65.
What stands out about Malvern’s famous people
Famous people born near Malvern
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Dixie Howell
1912–1971American football and baseball player and coach






Elizabeth B. Andrews
1911–2002American congresswoman for Alabama

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Malvern 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 (13)
- Donna D'Errico: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dderrico&action=edit&redlink=1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mack Brown: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cain: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Walker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bright: Office of Congressman Bobby Bright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Thomas: Tech Deck, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth B. Andrews: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Dewitt Hutto: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Ward: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Deese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mean Mary: Johnny Giles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Thomas West: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Peacock: Alex Cullen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons