Born near McIntosh: 22 famous people within 35 miles
John Kimbrough, born in Mount Vernon, 12 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Beverly Jo Scott, with articles in 8 languages. No famous person on record lists McIntosh as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
What stands out about McIntosh’s famous people
Famous people born near McIntosh
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Elaine Beech
born 1960American Democratic politician in Alabama



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McIntosh 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)
- Beverly Jo Scott: Mr Peefoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hilliard: APWIREPHOTO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Hooks: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samaje Perine: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammie Coates: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons