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Famous people · Rosa

Born near Rosa: 15 famous people within 35 miles

Osmond Kelly Ingram, born in Oneonta, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Candi Staton, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person on record lists Rosa as their birthplace yet. 288 towns in Alabama have at least one famous person on record.

#1 best knownCandi StatonMusic · born 1940
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Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Candi Staton
Best known
Candi Staton
in 20 Wikipedia languages

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★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Rosa

The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miSpringville · 6Hanceville · 3Oneonta · 2Ashville · 2Holly Pond · 1Rosa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosa 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.

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