Famous people · Mosses
Born near Mosses: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Nat King Cole is the most widely known, written about in 78 languages. The nearest, Ben Wallace, was born in White Hall, 8 mi away. Of the towns next door, Gordonville lists Francis Gordon Caffey. The list for Mosses is empty for now.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Nat King Cole
Best known
Nat King Cole
in 78 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mosses’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mosses
Nobody born in Mosses is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bill Traylor
1854–1949African American artist and sharecropper
Beth Chapman
born 1962Former Secretary of State of Alabama
Claudette Colvin
1939–2026African-American civil rights activist
Minnie Bruce Pratt
1946–2023American educator, poet, essayist and theorist
Aaron Traywick
1989–2018Life extension activist in transhumanist, biohacking and DIY gene therapy communities
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Gordonville has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mosses 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 (9)
- Nat King Cole: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Octavia Spencer: Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mia Hamm: Rob Poetsch on Flickr; cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zelda Fitzgerald: Alfred Cheney Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Sessions: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Pickett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Wallace: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudette Colvin: The Visibility Project, Claudette Colvin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Gordon Caffey: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons