Born near Reece City: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Yelawolf, from Gadsden, 5 mi away. Yelawolf leads the 55 names listed next door in Gadsden. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Reece City. 296 of the towns in Alabama list at least one person.
What stands out about Reece City’s famous people
Famous people born near Reece City
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager






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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reece City 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)
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Little: E J Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Alford: trailer screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomason: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake White: Jose E. Rodriguez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Croyle: Conman33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy Hood: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons