Famous people · Our Town
Born near Our Town: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Next door, Alexander City lists 19, led by Terrell Owens. Closest of all is Terrell Owens, from Alexander City, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Zora Neale Hurston, with articles in 66 languages. No entry yet names Our Town as a birthplace.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Zora Neale Hurston
Best known
Zora Neale Hurston
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Our Town’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Our Town
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Daniel Carmichael
1879–1967American mathematician
Zora Neale Hurston
1891–1960African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Alexander City has the most on record, with 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Our Town 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)
- Zora Neale Hurston: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, 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
- John Malcolm Patterson: Auburn University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Allen Culberson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Patterson: Okeanroe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Tuck: Daniela Farrera, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons