Famous people · Ridgeville
Born near Ridgeville: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Patrick Nix, from Attalla, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Yelawolf, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Ridgeville as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Alabama is Selma’s, with 70 names.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Yelawolf
Best known
Yelawolf
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ridgeville
Nobody born in Ridgeville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mathew Knowles
born 1952American music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager
Brock Colvin
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Rufus W. Cobb
1829–1913Governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1882
Clyde Propst
1898–1959American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgeville 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 (11)
- Beth Grant: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Moore: BibleWizard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Little: E J Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus W. Cobb: 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
- Clyde Propst: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Earl Carnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Hearn: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Colvin: Alabama Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons