Harold Wilkes
1932–2017American football player, coach, and collage athletic administrator
Famous people · Mentone
Born near Mentone: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Wilkes, from Valley Head, 2 mi away. E. T. York leads the 2 names listed next door in Valley Head. The best known of them is Philip Ober, with articles in 12 languages. No town in Alabama lists more than Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Philip Ober
Best known
Philip Ober
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mentone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mentone
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Philip Ober
1902–1982American stage, film and television actor
Ronald H. Griffith
1936–201826th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Andy Bean
1953–2023American college golfer, professional golfer, PGA Tour member
Edward Lee Sutton
1864–1951Former mayor of Clarkston, Georgia
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mentone 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 (8)
- 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
- James S. Davenport: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Burnett: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald H. Griffith: The original uploader was Nobunaga24 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Army), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. T. York: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons