
Born near Mignon: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jim Nabors, from Sylacauga, 1 mi away. Next door, the list for Sylacauga holds 17, Jim Nabors first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Mignon. Across Alabama, the lists cover 288 towns.
What stands out about Mignon’s famous people
Famous people born near Mignon
Nobody born in Mignon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Robert Daniel Carmichael
1879–1967American mathematician




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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Sylacauga’s, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mignon 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)
- Jim Nabors: Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wallace: Knightwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Bentley: Sutherland Boswell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Riley: Mary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamario Moon: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Simmons: The original uploader was Bcrowell at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Pixel23 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Michael: produced by Paramount pictures and supplied to CINE MUNDIAL magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
