
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Parrish
James S. Voss, born in Cordova, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Michael Rooker, with articles in 47 languages. No entry yet names Parrish as a birthplace. 288 towns in Alabama have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Parrish’s famous people
Famous people born near Parrish
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Henry E. Erwin
1921–2002US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
Christion Jones
born 1992American football running back and kick returner


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parrish 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)
- Michael Rooker: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Polly Holliday: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Aaron: Tony Moore & Jason Aaron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Posey: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Dover: To mas 66, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bradberry: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Bonnett: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons