Robert Daniel Carmichael
1879–1967American mathematician
Famous people · Mount Olive
Born near Mount Olive: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Daniel Carmichael, born in Goodwater, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jim Nabors, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person on record lists Mount Olive as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jim Nabors
Best known
Jim Nabors
in 38 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Mount Olive
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Olive 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 (14)
- Jim Nabors: Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wallace: Knightwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Riley: Mary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrell Owens: Collision Conf from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, CC BY 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
- John Malcolm Patterson: Auburn University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Michael: produced by Paramount pictures and supplied to CINE MUNDIAL magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethlyne Clair: Elmer Freyr (1898-1944), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua B. Lee: Congressional biogiude, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Patterson: Okeanroe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Richard Spencer: Elizabeth Casebeer, USAG BadenWuerttemberg Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Tuck: Daniela Farrera, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Manuel Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons